Blackmon playing for the Patriots in Super Bowl XX
No. 55
Position:
Linebacker
Personal information
Born:
(1958-03-14) March 14, 1958 (age 66) Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:
Boyd H. Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, Florida)
College:
Tulsa
NFL draft:
1981 / Round: 4 / Pick: 102
Career history
As a player:
New England Patriots (1981–1987)
As a coach:
New England Patriots (1988) (Staff assistant)
New England Patriots (1989–1990) (Linebackers coach)
Cleveland Browns (1991) (Linebackers coach)
New York Giants (1993–1996) (Linebackers coach)
Atlanta Falcons (1997–2000) (Linebackers coach)
Atlanta Falcons (2001) (Defensive coordinator)
Buffalo Bills (2003–2005) (Linebackers coach)
Kansas City Chiefs (2006–2007) (Linebackers coach)
New York Sentinels (2009) (Defensive coordinator)
Career highlights and awards
New England Patriots All-1980s Team
2× Second-team All-American (1978, 1980)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:
29.5
Fumble recoveries:
6
Interceptions:
5
Player stats at PFR
Donald Kirk Blackmon (born March 14, 1958) is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL as a linebacker with the New England Patriots. Most recently he was the defensive coordinator for the New York Sentinels of the United Football League (UFL).
team in 1986. Blackmon was a three time all-conference selection at Tulsa and has been named to the school's Hall of Fame. "DonBlackmon Stats". Pro-Football-Reference...
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again, but got the ball back with great field position when linebacker DonBlackmon stripped the ball from Suhey and cornerback Raymond Clayborn recovered...
(AFL) LT Bruce Armstrong (6), Matt Light, Brian Holloway (3), Leon Gray (2), Don Oakes (AFL) LG John Hannah (9), Logan Mankins (6), Charley Long (2) (AFL)...
Tackle Stanford 2 47 Tony Collins * Running back East Carolina 4 102 DonBlackmon Linebacker Tulsa 5 130 Stevan Clark Defensive tackle Kansas State 6...
Garin Veris DE 72 Lester Williams NT 90 Toby Williams DE Linebackers 55 DonBlackmon OLB 51 Brian Ingram LB 50 Larry McGrew ILB 57 Steve Nelson ILB 52 Johnny...
England Patriots 1981 NFL draft selections Brian Holloway Tony Collins DonBlackmon Steve Clark Ron Wooten Ken Toler Ken Naber Lin Dawson Brian Buckley Tom...
Vikings John Swain CB Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A) 4 102 New England Patriots DonBlackmon LB Tulsa MVC 4 103 San Diego Chargers Amos Lawrence RB North Carolina...
Ed West Defensive coaches Defensive line – Bill Kollar Linebackers – DonBlackmon Secondary – Ron Meeks Defensive quality control – Brian Xanders Special...
Defensive Line – Ray Hamilton Linebackers – Don Shinnick Defensive Backfield – Jimmy Carr Staff Assistant – DonBlackmon Special teams coaches Special Teams –...
and failed, effectively securing the game for the Patriots. Linebacker DonBlackmon picked off Dolphins quarterback David Woodley. Miami managed to force...
quality control – Ed West Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – DonBlackmon Defensive line – Bill Johnson Linebackers – Billy Davis Secondary – Greg...
Johnson also played some at guard Charley Long also played some at guard Don Oakes also played some matches at defensive tackle Bob Yates also played...
assembled: Miami Dolphins punter Reggie Roby injured in the game, forcing Don Strock to punt in the emergency situation. Additionally, with 2:22 left in...
coordinator – Mike Nolan Defensive line – Earl Leggett Linebackers – DonBlackmon Defensive backs – Zaven Yaralian Special teams coaches Special teams...
(4 °C) Game attendance: 47,070 Referee: Pat Haggerty TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Box Score, Box Score NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book...
Chargers QB 1980 12 8 313 Quinn Jones Atlanta Falcons RB 1981 4 19 102 DonBlackmon New England Patriots LB 8 6 199 Denver Johnson Tampa Bay Buccaneers T...
coordinator – Rich Brooks Defensive line – Bill Kollar Linebackers – DonBlackmon Secondary – Ron Meeks Defensive quality control – Brian Xanders Special...
Dave Browning DE 98 Dennis Owens NT 90 Toby Williams DE Linebackers 55 DonBlackmon OLB 50 Larry McGrew ILB 57 Steve Nelson ILB 56 Andre Tippett OLB 53 Clayton...
Ed West Defensive coaches Defensive line – Bill Kollar Linebackers – DonBlackmon Secondary – Ron Meeks Defensive quality control – Brian Xanders Special...
Dennis Owens NT 97 Milford Hodge DE/NT Linebackers 56 Andre Tippett 55 DonBlackmon 57 Steve Nelson 95 Ed Reynolds 50 Larry McGrew 52 Johnny Rembert 59 Steve...
– Charlie Sumner Defensive Line – Dale Lindsey Outside Linebackers – DonBlackmon Inside Linebackers – Steve Nelson Special teams coaches Special Teams...
Ed West Defensive coaches Defensive line – Bill Kollar Linebackers – DonBlackmon Secondary – Greg Brown Defensive quality control – Thom Kaumeyer Special...
stadium) Game attendance: 66,191 Referee: Mike Carey TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Beuerlein Recap, Game Book On November 5, the Chiefs traveled...
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