Tom Catlin

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1931–2008)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| image = Tom Catlin - 1953 Bowman.jpg

| caption = Catlin on a 1953 Bowman football card

| position = Linebacker, center

| number = 50, 65, 54, 63

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 213

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|9|8|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Ponca City, Oklahoma, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|6|7|1931|9|8|mf=y}}

| death_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.

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| high_school = Ponca City (OK)

| college = Oklahoma

| teams =

• Cleveland Browns (1953–1954, 1957–1958)
• Philadelphia Eagles (1959)

| pastcoaching =

• Dallas Texans (1960) (DB)
• Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs (1961–1964) (LB)
• Kansas City Chiefs (1965) (DB)
• Los Angeles Rams (1966–1969) (DB)
• Los Angeles Rams (1970–1973) (LB)
• Los Angeles Rams (1974–1975) (DB)
• Los Angeles Rams (1976–1977) (LB)
• Buffalo Bills (1978–1982) (DC)
• Seattle Seahawks (1983–1991) (DC)
• Seattle Seahawks (1992–1995) (LB)

| highlights =

• National champion (1950)
• UPI Lineman of the Year (1952)
• Second-team All-American (1952)
• 2× First-team All-Big Seven (1951, 1952)
• Second-team All-Big Seven (1950)

| pfrcoach = CatlTo0

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Thomas Allen Catlin (September 8, 1931 – June 7, 2008){{Cite web |title=Tom Catlin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CatlTo20.htm |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} was an American football player and coach. He spent a total of 37 years in the National Football League (NFL), including stints as defensive coordinator with the Buffalo Bills (1978–1982) and Seattle Seahawks (1983–1992).http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004468549_apokobitcatlin.html Former OU All-American Tom Catlin dies Earlier, he had been a pilot in the United States Air Force. He was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma and died in Seattle, Washington.