This presented a dilemma and also sparked a debate that reached as far as outer space when Frank Borman, an astronaut aboard Gemini 7, talked back to earth with the message, "tell Nobis to sign with Houston." Tommy Nobis instead signed with Atlanta on December 14, 1965 and became the first ever member of the Atlanta Falcons.
Tommy Dorsey | Tommy Hilfiger | Tommy Thompson | Tommy | Tommy Steele | Tommy Lee | Tommy Lee Jones | Tommy Emmanuel | Tommy Sheridan | Tommy Robredo | Tommy Chong | Tommy Douglas | Tommy Makem | Tommy Cooper | Tommy Boy Entertainment | Tommy Mottola | Tommy Henrich | Tommy Flanagan | Tommy Tune | Tommy Lyons | Tommy LiPuma | Tommy James and the Shondells | Tommy Franks | Tommy Tutone | Tommy Tuberville | Tommy Spinks | Tommy Smyth | Tommy Overstreet | Tommy McCook | Tommy Haas |
The other nine players were Ron Beagle, Navy; Chuck Bednarik, Pennsylvania: Carl Diehl, Dartmouth; Bill Fisher, Notre Dame; Leroy Keyes, Purdue; Tommy Nobis, Texas; Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma; Joe Romig, Colorado; and Charles "Bubba" Smith, Michigan State.