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Ex-Atlanta Falcons DE John Zook dies at 72

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Former Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Zook, who starred alongside Hall of Famer Claude Humphrey, has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 72.

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Pro Football Hall of Fame: Facts and quotes on Class of 2017

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Atlanta Falcons get rare chance to erase forgettable past

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The Buffalo Bills and New York Giants have been selected to play in the Hall of Fame Game, the contest that kickoffs off the 2014 NFL pre-season schedule.

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Tony Dungy, who won Super Bowls as a player for Pittsburgh and coach for Indianapolis, was named a finalist Thursday in voting for pro football's Hall of Fame.

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Hayes, Humphrey on hall nomination list

Wide receiver Bob Hayes and defensive lineman Claude Humphrey have been selected 2009 senior nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

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Claude B. Humphrey (born June 29, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles.

Humphrey was drafted out of Tennessee State University in the first round of the 1968 NFL Draft with the third overall choice by the Falcons. Humphrey was an All-American in 1967.

Humphrey's stellar career included being named First-team All-Pro five times (1971-'74, and 1977), Second- Team All-Pro three times (1969, 1970, 1976), and All-NFC six times (1970-'74, 1977). He was Second-Team All-NFC in 1976 when Humphrey unofficially recorded a career high 15 quarterback sacks. In addition Humphrey was named to the Pro Bowl six times over the span of his career (1970-'74 & 1977).

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