Tom Brahaney
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Tom Brahaney | |
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Date of birth: | October 23, 1951 |
Place of birth: | Midland, Texas |
Career information | |
Position(s): | Center |
College: | Oklahoma |
NFL Draft: | 1973 / Round: 5 / Pick 109 |
Organizations | |
As player: | |
1973-1981 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
College Football Hall of Fame |
Thomas Brahaney (born October 23, 1951 in Midland, Texas) 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.