Mike Babb

Mike Babb played DB at Oklahoma and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in round 11, pick 284, of the 1980 draft. Note: there is no Wikipedia article on him. Pro Football Reference has no player page for him. This bio covers his draft record plus SoonerStats roster data. SoonerStats lists him on OU's roster for 1975 FR DHB, 1976 SO CB, 1977 JR CB, 1978 SR CB, 1979 SR CB. His listed size in 1979 was 6-2, 197 lb. SoonerStats gives his full name as Michael Babb. It gives his hometown as Ada, OK and his high school as Ada. It lists his birth as July 3, 1957 in El Paso, TX. It lists his death as May 3, 1982 in Oklahoma City, OK (age 24). A May 4, 1982 Oklahoman headline reads "Ex-Sooner Mike Babb, 23, Dies," and the article says he "died Monday during surgery to repair a knee injury he suffered during OU's recent Varsity-Alumni game, university officials said." Tulsa World wrote on April 14, 1992: "Mike Babb, a starting defensive back at OU in the late 1970s, returned to his alma mater to play in the April 24, 1982, Varsity-Alumni Game."