Tom Brahaney

No. 51

Position:

Center

Personal information

Date of birth:

October 23, 1951

Place of birth:

Midland, Texas

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

245 lb (111 kg)

Career information

High school:

Midland (TX)

College:

Oklahoma

NFL draft:

1973 / Round: 5 / Pick: 109

Career history

St. Louis Cardinals (1973–1981)

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com

College Football Hall of Fame

Thomas Brahaney (born October 23, 1951) is a former American football center who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals.

He played college football at Oklahoma, where he was an All-American. Most notably in 1971 when he anchored the Sooners NCAA record breaking Wishbone offense that averaged over 472 yards per game and whose only loss was 35-31, to eventual national champion Nebraska in the Game of the Century.^[1] In 2007 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

References

↑ http://www.soonerstats.com/football/games/recap.cfm?GameID=690

1971 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Pat Sullivan RB Ed Marinaro RB Johnny Musso RB Greg Pruitt E Terry Beasley E Johnny Rodgers OT Dave Joyner OT Jerry Sisemore G Reggie McKenzie G Royce Smith C Tom Brahaney

Defense	DL Willie Harper DL Larry Jacobson DL Mel Long DL Walt Patulski DL Sherman White LB Jeff Siemon LB Mike Taylor DB Tommy Casanova DB Clarence Ellis DB Ernie Jackson DB Bobby Majors

1972 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Bert Jones RB Otis Armstrong RB Woody Green RB Greg Pruitt WR Johnny Rodgers TE Charle Young OT Paul Seymour OT Jerry Sisemore G John Hannah G Ron Rusnak C Tom Brahaney

Defense	DL Bruce Bannon DL Dave Butz DL Rich Glover DL Willie Harper DL Greg Marx LB Randy Gradishar LB John Skorupan DB Cullen Bryant DB Randy Logan DB Robert Popelka DB Brad Van Pelt

St. Louis Cardinals 1973 NFL draft selections

Dave Butz Gary Keithley Fred Sturt Terry Metcalf Tom Brahaney Dwayne Crump Phil Andre Ken Jones Ken Garrett Ken King Bonnie Sloan Dan Sanspree Dean Unruh Ed Robinson Dan Peiffer Mel Parker Jim Hann Eric Crone

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