George Cumby
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
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| Date of birth: | July 5, 1956 | ||
| Place of birth: | Gorman, Texas | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Tyler (TX) Bishop Gorman | ||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | ||
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George Edward Cumby (born July 5, 1956) is a former American football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons during the 1980s. He played college football for the University of Oklahoma, and was a three-time All-American. A first-round pick in the 1980 NFL Draft, Cumby played professionally for the Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. He was an assistant football coach for Bishop Thomas K. Gorman Catholic School in Tyler, Texas. He is currently a staff member at Jacksonville College (TX).
Cumby was born in Gorman, Texas. He graduated from Bishop Thomas K. Gorman Catholic School in Tyler, Texas in 1975.
He attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played for the Oklahoma Sooners football team from 1976 to 1979. He was a three-time first-team All-American (1977, 1978, 1979), being a consensus first-team selection in 1979. With a combination of speed and strength he is considered one of the top defensive players of all time at Oklahoma. He was also named Defensive Newcomer of the Year and Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year twice—in 1978 and 1979. Cumby was described by then-head coach Barry Switzer as "the only person I know who could go one-on-one with Earl Campbell and knock him backwards." He finished his career at Oklahoma with 405 career tackles, fifth on the all-time list.
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