George Cumby

George Cumby graduated from Bishop Thomas K. Gorman Catholic School in Tyler, Texas, in 1975. He played offense at Oklahoma for two seasons before moving to linebacker in 1977. He was a three-time All-American, a unanimous pick in 1979, and twice the Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year. He finished second in school history with 437 tackles. Barry Switzer called him "the only person I know who could go one-on-one with Earl Campbell and knock him backwards." Green Bay drafted him in the first round, 26th overall, in 1980. He played six seasons for the Packers and was second-team All-Pro in 1982, then played for Buffalo and Philadelphia. He later coached college and high school football and became an ordained minister. Wikipedia says he will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in December 2026. The Oklahoman wrote on February 11, 1988: "A year ago, OU coach Barry Switzer said the 1987 recruiting class was the Sooners' best out of Texas since a 1975 raid that brought Billy Sims and Greg Roberts and George Cumby and Daryl Hunt and Kenny King and Thomas Lott, among many others, across the Red River."