Noble Atkins
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Borger, Texas, U.S.
Dallas, Texas
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 10, 1906 Borger, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | January 22, 1985 (aged 78) Dallas, Texas |
| Career information | |
| College | TCU (1929–1930) |
| Awards and highlights | |
Football
Basketball
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Noble James Atkins (September 10, 1906 – January 22, 1985) was a college football, basketball, and baseball 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 was a guard on the basketball team, winning the Southwestern Conference under coach Francis Schmidt in 1931, the Frogs' first league title in men's basketball.[4] Some sources called him the greatest athlete in the Southwest.[5]
He signed with the Green Bay Packers in 1933, along with TCU teammate Lon Evans.[6] He took a coaching job in Texas instead of playing for the Packers.[6]
