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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 6, 1957 Fairview Park, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lakewood (OH) St. Edward | ||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979 / round: 1 / pick: 1 | ||||||||
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Thomas Michael Cousineau (born May 6, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. He played college football for Ohio State University, and twice earned All-American honors. He was the first overall pick of the 1979 NFL draft, and played professionally for the CFL's Montreal Alouettes and the NFL's Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers.
Cousineau is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, elected in the class of 2016.[1] He is also a member of the Ohio State Varsity "O" Hall of Fame, inducted in 1995, and St. Edward High School Hall of Fame. Cousineau was the recipient of the Silver Anniversary Butkus Award in 2003.[2]