Former Falcons Center Jeff Van Note, a Six-Time Pro Bowl Center, Dies at 80
Van Note spent 18 seasons with Atlanta and set franchise records for durability, including 155 consecutive appearances, the team said.
- Jeff Van Note, the longtime Atlanta Falcons center and six-time Pro Bowler whose durability defined the franchise, has died at 80, the team announced Friday morning.
- Originally drafted by Atlanta in 1969 as a linebacker, Van Note transitioned to center under coach Norm Van Brocklin, anchoring the team's offensive line for a franchise-record 18 seasons.
- The durable lineman played 246 games with 226 starts, including a franchise-record 155 consecutive appearances. Remarkably, Football Reference data shows he committed zero penalties in 151 games starting in 1977.
- After retiring in 1986, Van Note maintained his connection to the franchise as a radio broadcaster, providing color commentary for Atlanta and Kentucky Wildcats football games for many years.
- Owner Arthur Blank praised Van Note's "toughness, resilience, humility," while his induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and the Falcons Ring of Honor cemented his lasting legacy.
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Ex-Falcons C Jeff Van Note, 6-time Pro Bowler, dies at 80
Six-time Pro Bowl center Jeff Van Note, whose career with the Atlanta Falcons spanned parts of three decades, has died at age 80.The Falcons announced the passing of their Ring of Honor member on Friday."We mourn the loss of a true Falcons legend," tea...
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Former Falcons center Jeff Van Note, a six-time Pro Bowl center, dies at 80
ATLANTA (AP) — Jeff Van Note, a six-time Pro Bowl center who spent all 18 seasons of his NFL career with Atlanta and was inducted into the team's Ring of Honor in 2006, has died, the Falcons announced Friday. He…
Falcons Legend Dies at 80
The Atlanta Falcons have lost one of their all-time greats. Jeff Van Note has died, the team announced on Friday morning. He was 80 years old. “A legacy that will live on forever in Falcons history,” the team wrote on social media. A legacy that will live on forever in Falcons history We send our […]
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