Tommy Hart
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| Positions | Defensive end • Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born | November 7, 1944 Macon, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | November 20, 2024 (aged 80) | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Ballard (Macon) | ||||||||||
| College | Morris Brown | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1968: 10th round, 261st overall pick | ||||||||||
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Tommy Lee Hart (November 7, 1944 – November 20, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints. He played college football for the Morris Brown Wolverines. Hart was a defensive line coach for the 49ers from 1983 to 1991 and for the Dallas Cowboys from 1996 to 1997. His was selected to the Pro Bowl and as an All-Pro in 1976, after leading a 49ers' defense with 17 quarterback sacks. The 1976 49ers unofficially set the team record for quarterback sacks (61, in 14 games). Hart coached the 49ers' defensive line on the 1985 team that officially had 60 sacks in 16 games. Hart had six quarterback sacks in a single game, also causing three fumbles, against the Los Angeles Rams in 1976.