Date of birth | May 3, 1955 |
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Place of birth | Taipei, Taiwan |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Linebacker |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
College | Georgia Tech |
NFL draft | 1977 / Round: 11 / Pick 293 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1977–1978 | Detroit Lions |
1979–1981 | Atlanta Falcons |
Tony Daykin (born May 3, 1955 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a former player in the NFL. He played for the Detroit Lions and the Atlanta Falcons. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team. He is currently a math teacher and assistant football coach at Carlton J. Kell High School in Marietta, Georgia. He is distinguished as being the first person born in TaiwanTaiwanese to play in the National Football League.