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Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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Born | Clio, South Carolina, U.S. | December 4, 1942||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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High school | Warwick (Newport News, Virginia) | ||||||||
College | Tennessee | ||||||||
NFL draft | 1966: 4th round, 52 (By the Philadelphia Eagles)th overall pick | ||||||||
AFL draft | 1966: 2nd round, 9 (By the Miami Dolphins)th overall pick | ||||||||
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Thomas Frank Emanuel (born December 4, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was made captain of the volunteers in 1965. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. [1] He played professionally for the American Football League (AFL)'s Miami Dolphins and the National Football League (NFL)'s New Orleans Saints. He is also a member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. [2]
Emanuel played college football for the University of Tennessee Volunteers football team. In 1965, his senior season, he was elected to several All-American and All-SEC teams. Emanuel also wrestled for Tennessee in the 1964 NCAA wrestling championships despite the Volunteers not having a team at the time. [3]