Don Larry Talbert was born on March 1,1939 and is an American former professional football player who was a offensive tackle for eight years, interrupted by two years in Vietnam, in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys including the Super Bowl VI champion Cowboys.
14 Facts About Don Talbert
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Don Talbert played college football at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a two-way tackle and a three year letterman.
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Don Talbert missed the 1958 season with a broken leg.
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Don Talbert helped Texas to win co-conference championships twice, tie Alabama in the 1960 Bluebonnet Bowl and win the 1962 Cotton Bowl Classic.
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Don Talbert was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the eighth round of the 1961 NFL draft with a future draft pick, which allowed the team to draft him before his college eligibility was over.
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Don Talbert was selected by the Houston Oilers in the 34th round of the 1962 AFL Draft.
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Don Talbert was in the reserve officer program at Texas and had to miss the next 2 seasons because of military service in the Vietnam War, where he was a police lieutenant in Saigon.
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Don Talbert returned to the team in 1965 and played in all 14 games as a backup.
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Don Talbert was the franchise's first starter at left tackle.
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Don Talbert was a two-year starter at left tackle with the New Orleans Saints.
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Don Talbert promptly sprained his ankle and he was first replaced with Forrest Gregg and later by Tony Liscio.
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Don Talbert was waived on September 7,1972 and later put on the future list, where he remained for the rest of the season.
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Don Talbert was re-signed in 1973, but was waived on September 5 and placed on the team taxi squad, before being waived again on September 19.
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Don Talbert was selected by the Chicago Fire in the sixth round of the 1974 WFL Pro Draft of NFL and CFL Players.