Brandon Noble
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||
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| Date of birth: | April 10, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth: | San Rafael, California | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||
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| High school: | First Colonial (VA) | ||
| College: | Penn State | ||
| Undrafted: | 1997 | ||
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Brandon Patrick Noble (born April 10, 1974) is a football coach and former National Football League player for the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins. He is considered one of NFL Europe's great success stories.
Noble was named the Class AAA State Player of the Year as a senior at First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He played as an offensive and defensive lineman.
Noble had to endure adversity to become a two-year starter at defensive tackle for Penn State University. He broke his leg and missed the 1993 season and in the spring of 1994, lost 40 pounds because of a bout with mononucleosis.
As a sophomore, he totaled 22 tackles and two sacks during Penn State's undefeated 1994 season, and subsequent Rose Bowl victory over Oregon. In his first full season as a starter during his junior campaign, he registered 53 tackles and four sacks.
As a senior in 1996, Noble posted a team-high eight sacks and a career-high 72 tackles. He was named second-team All-Big Ten, and was awarded the Hall Foundation Athletic Award, given to the team's most outstanding senior player. He was also named the Nittany Lions' most outstanding senior player and the defensive Most Valuable Player of the Fiesta Bowl.
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