Jeff Van Note
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Jeffrey Aloysius Van Note (born February 7, 1946
College career
Van Note played at the University of Kentucky, where he was a running back and defensive end for the Kentucky Wildcats football team from 1966 to 1968.
Professional career
Van Note was drafted as a
Van Note soon moved to
In his final home game at
Broadcasting career
After retiring from professional football, Van Note served as color commentator on the Atlanta Falcons and Kentucky Wildcats football broadcasts throughout the 1990s. Throughout this period, he would also frequently be heard on Atlanta airwaves as a sports-talk radio host.
Van Note also spent time alongside
Van Note gave up his commentator positions with both teams following the 2003 season, but was called back into regular duty when Georgia Tech football analyst Kim King was unable to call games and later died in the fall of 2004.
Though no longer occupying the Falcons' play-by-play booth, he has continued to appear weekly on the Falcons' radio broadcasts, hosting a studio pre-game show and taking calls following the game.
Van Note called the University of Kentucky/Middle Tennessee State game with Tom Leach on UK radio in September 2008, filling in for regular commentator Jeff Piecoro.
Honors
- 4 time All-NFC (UPI) - 1975, 1980–1982
- 6 time Pro-Bowler - 1974–1975, 1979–1982
- 2 time 2nd Team All-Pro (AP) - 1979, 1982
- Induction into the American Football Association's Semi Pro Football Hall of Fame - 1984[3]
- Participant in the collegiate Blue-Gray All-Star game
- Falcons Ring of Honor - 2006
- Harris Poll Voter - 2011
References
- ^ Jeff Van note Archived 2008-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed December 23, 2007.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
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