Noble Atkins

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Noble Atkins
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Born: Borger, Texas
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College TCU (19291930)
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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]

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References

  1. "2013 TCU Football Fact Book".
  2. "Southern Team". The Morning Herald. December 10, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved March 10, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "Athlete's Weight Varies". The Spokesman-Review. July 8, 1929.
  4. "The 1933 Green Bay Packers (5-7-1)". www.packershistory.net. Archived from the original on 2013-07-15.