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Center, Oklahoma, to 1956

Jerry Tubbs

Born
Jan 23, 1935, in Throckmorton County, Texas
Died
Jun 13, 2012, in Dallas, Texas

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Jerry Tubbs played center at Oklahoma (to 1956). He finished fourth in the 1956 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1956. The Chicago Cardinals took Tubbs in the first round, No. 10 overall in the 1957 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

Best season
1956
UPI Lineman of the Year, Consensus All-American and 1 more
Heisman vote
4th
In the 1956 vote
Drafted
No. 10
Overall, 1957 NFL Draft (Chicago Cardinals)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1955 and 1956; Big Eight champions, 1955 and 1956

All-America: consensus 1956; INS second team 1955; NEA third team 1955; UP third team 1955

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.

In the NFL

Pro Bowl: 1962

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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