Thomas Myron Braatz was an American former professional football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Rams, and Dallas Cowboys.
16 Facts About Tom Braatz
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Tom Braatz was the former general manager of the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers.
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Tom Braatz accepted a football scholarship from Marquette University, where he played as a two-way End.
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Tom Braatz was named the team's co-captain as a senior.
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Tom Braatz was selected in the fourteenth round of the 1955 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins.
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Tom Braatz spent two years out of football, while serving in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1955 to 1956 as a crypto operator.
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Tom Braatz returned in 1957, playing both at defensive end and linebacker.
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Tom Braatz was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft.
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Tom Braatz was used as a reserve linebacker, registering 49 tackles and one interception.
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Tom Braatz was placed on the injured reserve list on August 29,1961.
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Tom Braatz became general manager of the Falcons in 1983, a promotion merited by his success as director of player personnel for the club.
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In what was his 19th year with the Falcons, Tom Braatz was recognized as one of professional football's finest talent scouts, a fact substantiated by the fact that nine different Falcons have gone to the Pro Bowl from 1980 to 1983.
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Tom Braatz was featured in a front-page article in April 1982 in the Wall Street Journal.
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Tom Braatz was named the Dolphins' director of college scouting on June 12,1992.
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Tom Braatz was inducted into the Pro Scouting Hall of Fame and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquette University.
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Tom Braatz died on October 30,2018, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.