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[1] [2] The name "Falcons" was suggested by high school teacher Julia Elliott through a 1965 contest. [3] Smith remained as the owner of the Falcons until his death in 1997, with ownership of the team then transferring to his son Taylor. Taylor Smith reached a preliminary agreement with businessman Arthur Blank to purchase the team on December ...
Cause of death Year Jeff Alm: 25 DT: Houston Oilers: Suicide: 1993 Eric Andolsek: 25 G: Detroit Lions: Car crash 1992 Troy Archer: 24 DE: New York Giants: Car crash 1979 Brad Beckman: 24 TE: Atlanta Falcons: Car crash 1989 Jerome Brown † 27 DT: Philadelphia Eagles: Car crash 1992 Frank Buncom † 29 LB: Cincinnati Bengals : Blood clot 1969 J ...
The team finished with a 1–12–1 record the next year, with the only win coming in Week 7 in a 21–20 win over the Minnesota Vikings in 1967. [25] After a 0–3 start to the 1968 season, Hecker was dismissed. [26] Norm Van Brocklin finished out the season as head coach with a 2–9 record. [27]
The Falcons would enter their final game of the season in New Orleans on December 19 with a 6–6–1 record, needing to beat the Saints to have their first winning record. The Falcons beat New Orleans, 24–20, with 40 seconds left in the game. The victory gave the Falcons a then-franchise best 7–6–1 record. In 1972, the Falcons finished 7-7.
The Falcons have walked this tightrope all season, with eight of 13 games decided a total of 25 points. They are 4-4 in those contests, unable to break free of the inconsistency that has plagued ...
This is a list of the records in the National Football League (NFL) set by individual players. ... 2006–2013, Atlanta Falcons, 2014–2015 [1]: s-19 ...
The Bears had 4 yards of offense in a half. At some point, the Bears will stop being a punch line in this column. Today is not that day. The latest Bears blunder occurred in Thomas Brown’s first ...
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in February 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025