Thom Darden
Darden (No. 35) from 1972 Michiganensian
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 28, 1950 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Sandusky, Ohio | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1972 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18 | ||||||||
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| Interceptions: | 45 |
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| INT yards: | 820 |
| Touchdowns: | 2 |
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Thomas Vincent Darden (born August 28, 1950) is a former American football safety and punt returner who played for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). In the NFL, he was a three-time All-Pro free safety. He earned a Pro Bowl selection in 1978. He holds most Cleveland Browns franchise interception records. He was an All-American defensive back for the Michigan Wolverines football team and made one of the more memorable interceptions in college football history. After retiring from football, Darden pursued careers as a sports agent, security provider and business consultant.
Darden was born in Sandusky, Ohio. He graduated from Sandusky High School.
After graduating, he was recruited by six Big Ten Conference football programs in 1968. He played at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1971 and had 218 tackles and 11 interceptions. He was an All American in 1971, and he was also named All-Big Ten in 1970. He played on Big Ten champions in both 1969 and 1971. Thom fit in well at Michigan becoming one of Coach Bo Schembechler's prized pupils and earning a reference in his 2006 book Bo Schembechler. Darden still ranks among leaders at Michigan for Punt Returns and Punt Return Yardage. Darden played all defensive back positions at Michigan. In college, Darden was a housemate of Reggie McKenzie, Glenn Doughty, Billy Taylor and Mike Taylor in a notable house known as the Den of the Mellow Men.
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