Noble Atkins
| TCU Horned Frogs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| College | TCU (1929–1930) |
| Personal information | |
| Place of birth | Borger, Texas |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Noble Atkins was a college football and basketball player. He was a prominent center for the TCU Horned Frogs football team of Texas Christian.[1] Atkins was selected All-Southern in 1929 by football fans of the south through Central Press newspapers.[2] He weighed some 215 pounds during the football season, and managed 187 while playing basketball. He weighed around 200 when he played baseball.[3] He signed with the Green Bay Packers in 1933.[4]
References
- ↑ http://issuu.com/tcu_athletics/docs/2013-tcu-fb-fact-book/163
- ↑ "Southern Team". The Morning Herald. December 10, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Athlete's Weight Varies". The Spokesman-Review. July 8, 1929.
- ↑ http://www.packershistory.net/1933PACKERS.html
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