Brian Noble (American football)
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Position: | Linebacker |
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Born: | Anaheim, California, U.S. | September 6, 1962
Height: | 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) |
Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Anaheim (CA) |
College: | Arizona State |
NFL draft: | 1985 / Round: 5 / Pick: 125 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Brian David Noble (born September 6, 1962) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted in the fifth round (125th overall) of the 1985 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Arizona State.
Early life and education
Noble attended Anaheim High School where he played football and baseball, and football at Fullerton College before attending Arizona State University. At Fullerton College he played football for head coach Hal Sherbeck, who he credits for setting him straight, and helping him to understand what it would take to be successful in football and life.[1]
Professional career
For the
Noble shifted to right outside linebacker in 1986, but the following year he returned to the interior at left inside linebacker and had a career-high five fumble recoveries in the strike-shortened 1987. For the remainder of his career, Noble was settled in at inside linebacker and led the Packers in tackles in three out of four seasons (1986, 1987, and 1989). The only reason he missed out on the team tackles lead in 1988 was because he sat out the season’s first four games due to a contract dispute, and his holdout lasted 67 days but by his third week back, he had reclaimed his starting position. The following season, in a Week 9 game at Tampa Bay, Noble recovered a fumble from Buccaneers quarterback Chris Chandler and took it into the end zone for the only touchdown of his NFL career in a 27-0 Packers victory.
Noble had missed only four games due to injury leading up to the second week of the 1993 season when he tore ligaments in his right knee in a loss to Philadelphia. Diagnosed with a torn ACL, Noble was placed on injured reserve for the rest of the season and thus was denied the opportunity to play in his first playoff game as the Packers with Brett Favre and Reggie White began their rise to becoming an NFL powerhouse under head coach Mike Holmgren. In 117 career games, Noble was credited with 543 unassisted tackles.
Post-football career
After retiring from the
References
- ^ "Brian Noble: Packer Was 'Spoiled, Immature Kid'". Los Angeles Times. 16 October 1985.
- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ "COMMENTARY: Easygoing Noble has priorities in order". ReviewJournal.com. 9 October 2012.