Don Blackmon

Don Blackmon

Date of birth	March 14, 1958 (1958-03-14) (age 53)
Place of birth	Pompano Beach, Florida
Position(s)	Linebacker
College	Tulsa
NFL Draft	1981 / Round 4 / Pick 102
Stats
Playing stats	NFL.com
Team(s) as a player
1981-1987	New England Patriots
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1988 1989-1990 1991 1993-1996 1997-2000 2001 2003-2005 2006-2007 2009	New England Patriots (Staff Assistant) New England Patriots (Linebackers Coach) Cleveland Browns (Linebackers Coach) New York Giants (Linebackers Coach) Atlanta Falcons (Linebackers Coach) Atlanta Falcons (Defensive Coordinator) Buffalo Bills (Linebackers Coach) Kansas City Chiefs (Linebackers Coach) New York Sentinels (Defensive Coordinator)

Donald Kirk "Don" Blackmon (born March 14, 1958 in Pompano Beach, Florida) is an American football coach and former linebacker. Most recently he was the defensive coordinator for the New York Sentinels of the United Football League.^[1]

Playing career

Blackmon was selected by the New England Patriots in the 4th round of the 1981 NFL Draft. A 6'3". 235 lbs. linebacker from the University of Tulsa, Blackmon played his entire NFL career for the Patriots. He started 72-of-89 games and recorded 541 tackles, 30.5 sacks, and five INT’s before being forced to retire after a neck injury in a game against the Raiders in 1987. He was on the Patriots AFC title team in 1986. Blackmon was a three time all-conference selection at the Tulsa and has been named to the school’s Hall of Fame.

References

1. ^ "United Football League Announces Coaching Staffs For Its Franchises". UFL-Football.com. 2009-05-19. http://ufl-football.com/press/2009/05/19/united_football_league_announces_coaching_staffs_for_its_franchises. 

External links

• New England Patriots Alumni bio
• Tulsa Golden Hurricane Alumni bio
• United Football League bio

Persondata
Name	Blackmon, Don
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Date of birth	March 14, 1958
Place of birth	Pompano Beach, Florida
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