Tom Cousineau, 1985
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Linebacker, Ohio State, to 1978

Tom Cousineau

Born
May 6, 1957, in Fairview Park, Ohio

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Tom Cousineau played linebacker at Ohio State (to 1978). He was a consensus All‑American in 1977 and 1978. The Buffalo Bills took Cousineau first overall in the 1979 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

At a glance

Best season
1978
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 1979 NFL Draft (Buffalo Bills)

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1976 and 1977

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1984

All-Pro teams: AP second team 1984; NEA second team 1983.

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1979–⁠81CFLMontreal Alouettes

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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