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Noble Atkins

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Noble Atkins
TCU Horned Frogs
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born:Borger, Texas, U.S.
Career history
CollegeTCU (1929–1930)
Career highlights and awards

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

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  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 icon
  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 July 15, 2013.