Tommy Nobis, 1964
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Linebacker, Texas, 1963–⁠65

Tommy Nobis

Born
Sep 20, 1943, in San Antonio, Texas
Died
Dec 13, 2017, in Marietta, Georgia

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Tommy Nobis played linebacker at Texas (1963–⁠65). He won the 1965 Maxwell Award and the 1965 Outland Trophy. He finished seventh in the 1965 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1965. The Atlanta Falcons took Nobis first overall in the 1966 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981.

At a glance

Best season
1965
Maxwell Award, Outland Trophy and 2 more
Heisman vote
7th
In the 1965 vote
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 1966 NFL Draft (Atlanta Falcons)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1963; SWC champions, 1963

All-America: consensus 1965; AP first team 1964; NEA first team 1964; UPI first team 1964; FWAA 1964; AFCA second team 1964; Central Press third team 1964; The Football News 1964

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

Pro Bowls: 5 (1966–⁠68, 1970, 1972) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1967 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1968

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1967; AP second team 1968; Pro Football Writers second team 1968; New York Daily News first team 1968; NEA second team 1968; UPI second team 1968.

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

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