Tom Knight

       



Profile

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.



Collection Notes

I have 24/94 (26%) cards in my collection.


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