Tom Braatz
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Linebacker Defensive End |
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| Date of birth: | May 12, 1933 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Kenosha, Wisconsin | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Kenosha (WI) Bradford | ||||||||
| College: | Marquette | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1955 / Round: 14 / Pick: 159 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 38 |
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| Interceptions: | 2 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 1 |
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Thomas Myron Braatz (born May 12, 1933) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Rams, and the Dallas Cowboys, and a former general manager of the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Marquette University.
Braatz attended Mary D. Bradford High School, where he was a teammate of future Pro Bowl player Alan Ameche. He accepted a scholarship from Marquette University, where he played as a two-way End. He was named the team's co-captain as a senior.
Braatz was selected in the fourteenth round (159th overall) of the 1955 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. He was used both at defensive end and linebacker, until being waived on October 13, 1958.
On October 16, 1958, he signed with the Los Angeles Rams to play as a defensive end. After playing in one game, he was released to make room for halfback Clendon Thomas on October 20, 1958.
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