Former Atlanta Falcons and Texas Longhorns standout linebacker Tommy Nobis passed away on Wednesday morning. He was 74 years old. Both college and pro football lost one of the best linebackers the ...

Tommy Nobis, “Mr. Falcon,” has died at the age of 74. Nobis died Wednesday morning at home with his wife at his side, after an extended illness, the Atlanta Falcons confirmed. Nobis was Atlanta’s No.

Tommy Nobis was Mr. Falcon. You may not remember him. I understand. He played a long time ago. But I sure do. Before Super Bowls and Dirty Birds and Prime Time and the Grits Blitz, Nobis was the ...

ATLANTA -- Tommy Nobis, the first player drafted by the expansion Falcons and a hard-hitting middle linebacker who was never fully recognized for his talents on a struggling franchise that failed to ...

Former All-Pro linebacker Tommy Nobis had the most severe form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive blows to the head, when he died last year, ...

Atlanta Falcons linebacker Tommy Nobis fights off the block of a Green Bay Packers lineman in a 38-7 loss on October 11, 1971 at Fulton-County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tony Tomsic/Getty ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Tommy Nobis, the first player drafted by the expansion Atlanta Falcons and a hard-hitting middle linebacker who was never fully recognized for his talents on a struggling franchise that ...

ATLANTA - Monday night the Atlanta Falcons will wear a special helmet decal honoring Mister Falcon, Tommy Nobis who passed away earlier this week. The sticker with the number "60" will honor the man ...

Before starring at Texas as an All-American linebacker and going on to a stellar 11-year career in the NFL, Tommy Nobis was a San Antonio high school football legend. A standout at Jefferson in the ...

Atlanta Falcons linebacker Tommy Nobis (60) waits in the huddle during an NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams in Los Angeles on September 23, 1971. The Rams defeated the Falcons 31-0. (AP Photo/NFL ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Tommy Nobis, the first player drafted by the expansion Atlanta Falcons and a hard-hitting middle linebacker who was never fully recognized for his talents on a struggling franchise that ...