All American Britt Hager wore #60 during his senior season, as did All American Brian Jones. “Tommy Nobis was an icon not just at the University of Texas, but in all of college football,” former teammate Mike Perrin said. In 2004, another Longhorn All-American linebacker, Derrick Johnson, decided to wear the jersey in his final collegiate home game to honor Nobis. Nobis was Atlanta’s No. Nobis had been in poor health with physical and cognitive ailments that may have been related to his football career. 1 pick in the NFL draft and No.
Nobis arbeitete seit Beendigung seiner Spielerlaufbahn in der Organisation der Atlanta Falcons. Am 13. Focus on Sport/Getty Images "That truly was my dad's first love," Jackoniski said. Tommy Nobis was the No. The number has recently joined Earl Campbell's #20, Bobby Layne's #22, Ricky Williams' #34, Vince Young's #10 and Colt McCoy's #12 as UT's only retired numbers. Die Organisation versucht die Berufschancen behinderter Menschen zu verbessern. He was among hundreds of ex-players who were part of a … Dezember 2017 starb Nobis 74-jährig nach langer schwerer Krankheit. 1 overall pick in the 1966 NFL draft and the first-ever selection by the Falcons franchise. Number 60 is also revered at Texas where it was offered only to the best of linebackers.



Nobis died Wednesday morning at home with his wife at his side, after an extended illness, the Atlanta Falcons confirmed. Im Jahr 1975 gründete er das Tommy Nobis Center.
“More than that to me, though, he was a friend. Tommy Nobis, the first player ever drafted by Atlanta in 1966 and a hard-hitting linebacker who spent his entire 11-year career with the Falcons, has died after an extended illness at age 74