Tom Knight
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Tom Knight was a corner back for the Iowa Hawkeyes in the early 90s, logging 10 interceptions in his time there. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the 1997 NFL Draft* with the 9th overall pick**. He played 6 years in the pros.
* Iowa Connections in 1997 NFL Draft: Knight (1st UofI), Ross Verba (1st UofI), Sedrick Shaw (3rd UofI), Troy Davis (3rd ISU), Tim Kohn (3rd ISU), Dedric Ward (3rd UNI), Damien Robinson (4th UofI)
** Hawkeyes who were drafted higher than Knight: Randy Duncan (1st 1959), Robert Gallery (2nd 2004), Dick Crayne (4th 1936), Brandon Scherff (5th 2015), John Niland (5th 1966), T.J. Hockenson (8th 2019)
Personal Notes
I have one little paragraph for these posts, because I have a lot of them to do, and I'm not trying to be a one stop shop for information about a person here. There are plenty of other sites for that. However, for the 9th pick in the draft, Tom Knight is pretty anonymous. He wasn't a great pro, and with that high draft capital, he does often get referred to as a bust. Here though, we have nothing but admiration for him. He made a career in football, saved what he could, and now works to be productive in life and be a good example for his kids. That's not a bust, but admirable.
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