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View Poll Results: Which Falcon most deserves to be in the Hall of Fame? | |||
William Andrews (RB) – 6 years with Falcons, 4 pro bowls | 1 | 3.13% | |
Tommy Nobis (MLB) – 11 years, 5 pro bowls, 1960s NFL All-Decade Team | 6 | 18.75% | |
R.C. Thielemann (G) – 12 years (8 with Falcons), 3 pro bowls | 0 | 0% | |
Mike Kenn (OT) – 17 years with Falcons, 5 pro bowls | 2 | 6.25% | |
Keith Brooking (ILB) – 15 years (11 with Falcons), 5 pro bowls | 1 | 3.13% | |
Jesse Tuggle (ILB) - 14 years with Falcons, 5 pro bowls | 4 | 12.50% | |
Jeff Van Note (C) – 18 years with Falcons, 6 pro bowls | 0 | 0% | |
Gerald Riggs (RB) – 10 years (7 with Falcons), 3 pro bowls | 0 | 0% | |
George Kunz (OT) – 11 years (6 with Falcons), 8 pro bowls | 5 | 15.63% | |
Elbert Shelley (ST) – 10 years with Falcons, 4 pro bowls | 0 | 0% | |
Bill Fralic (G) – 9 years (8 with Falcons), 4 pro bowls | 0 | 0% | |
Andre Rison (WR) – 12 years (5 with Falcons), 5 pro bowls | 3 | 9.38% | |
Alge Crumpler (TE) – 10 years (7 with Falcons), 4 pro bowls | 0 | 0% | |
None of these players should be in the Hall of Fame | 6 | 18.75% | |
I wasn't aware that Atlanta had an NFL team. | 4 | 12.50% | |
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12-13-2017, 10:16 PM | |
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Tommy Nobis gets pancaked by Death
This is kind of a big deal. It's not often that a team's first-ever player passes away. There's a lot of talk that perhaps he lost an opportunity to be in the Hall of Fame because he went to an expansion team back when expansion teams didn't get vaults of players thrown at them.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...aign=editorial Former Falcons LB, 5-Time Pro Bowler Tommy Nobis Dies at Age 74 ADAM WELLS DECEMBER 13, 2017 Former Atlanta Falcons linebacker Tommy Nobis died Wednesday at the age of 74. Per CNN's Jill Martin, Nobis had been ill for an extended period of time. Statement from Falcons owner Arthur Blank on the passing of Tommy Nobis: pic.twitter.com/70l4ubFkFz Nobis, the No. 1 overall in the 1966 NFL draft, was the Falcons' first-ever draft pick. He was named the Sporting News Defensive Rookie of the Year in his first season after being credited with 296 total tackles in 14 games. From 1966-76, Nobis was named to the Pro Bowl five times, the All-Pro first team in 1967 and the NFL's All-Decade team for the 1960s. The Falcons inducted Nobis into their Ring of Honor and retired his number 60 jersey in 2004. He was also inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1983. Last edited by Rain Man; 12-13-2017 at 10:38 PM.. |
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they gotta save room for guys like Tony Dungy, and whatnot.
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I was surprised to see Jon Morris on that list. I vaguely remember him and thought he was JAG. His peak must have been before my era.
But he's got a really cool stat associated with him. Over the course of his career, he was involved in 7 fumbles for a total of -136 yards. I'm guessing that he was also the long snapper and tended to snap the ball high. https://www.pro-football-reference.c...M/MorrJo03.htm
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I vaguely remember both of these guys, but not well enough to compare them.
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Jesse "The Hammer" Toggle
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