RIP: FB JEFF VAN NOTE

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TheResistance

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bigbluehomer1

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Very sorry to hear that and my condolences to his family. I was born in 1962 so he was one of my early memories of UK football.

 

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DonAndy

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Fly high brother

 

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A heck of a Cat, a heck of a Falcon, and a heck of a guy! Rest in peace JVN!

 

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I played football for his brother as a little guy. Wore Falcons stuff to every practice. I hated the feet 6 inches off the ground thing.

 

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He was like Mr. Atlanta Falcons. Nobody ever played longer for that franchise.

18 NFL seasons, all with same team.

 

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M080470

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He was good on the radio. My uncle and he were teammates and the same graduating class from St. Joe Prep in Bardstown, 1964. I wasn't a huge Falcons fan but I had a lot of his cards from 1977-80 Topps. One poster already mentioned it but his brother was a peewee league football coach that I played for briefly about 1978 maybe and would practice at Westport High School when it
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jeffky

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Rip godspeed to his family most definitely a legend

 

Walker34

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RIP

 

ala_kat2

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A great football player, and I enjoyed his commentary as a color analyst also. RIP Jeff.

 

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Only knew Jeff as a radio commentator on KY football gamedays but I always thought he was great with giving the average fan a superb insight into the game and the program itself. It really made me sad to hear that he passed. Life is to short.