Duke Tobin

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Duke Tobin
Cincinnati Bengals
Position:Director of player personnel
Personal information
Born: (1970-09-15) September 15, 1970 (age 53)
Career information
College: Colorado
Career history
As a player:
As an executive:
Career Arena statistics
Passing TDs–INTs:9–7
Passing yards:678
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Duke Tobin (born September 15, 1970) is the director of player personnel for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Orlando Predators in 1994 and Memphis Pharaohs in 1995. [1] He played college football at Illinois & Colorado. [2] [3]

Tobin was named the Bengals' director of player personnel in 1999, where he acts as the de facto general manager. [4] [5] His father Bill Tobin and uncle Vince Tobin have both had numerous jobs with the NFL. [6]

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References

  1. Starting At Quarterback . . . The Duke
  2. Hersey Quarterback Tobin Picks Illinois
  3. "Colorado to Start A Backup Passer (Published 1992)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 17, 2023.
  4. "Duke Tobin Ranked in Top 10 of Latest General Manager Power Rankings". SI.com.
  5. Doc: These are the Bengals' good new days
  6. "father, like son". Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.