Tatupu played for the USC Trojan football team ( 2005-2006 seasons ) within the player development program managed by Head Coach Pete Carroll and Assistant Head Coach for Defense and Linebacker Coach Ken Norton Jr.

Linebacker Mike Singletary won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award by recording three sacks, three fumble recoveries, and one interception.

Linebacker II, despite being one of the most intense bombing operations of the conflict, greatly weakened but did not cause the collapse of the communist regime, although it forced the communist government back into peace talks ; and shortly after the operation was called off.

There was a reference to his football past during his first appearance in the series, but it should however be noted that the football past of his character, Lonny Church, is completely different from his real-life one ( his character was a Defensive Tackle who played for the Clemson Tigers in college before being drafted to the Cincinnati Bengals in the eighth round of the NFL Draft and who then got cut five weeks into the training camp, while Crews played a Linebacker in defense for the Western Michigan Broncos in college before being drafted in the eleventh round by the Los Angeles Rams and then played in the league for four years ).

Linebacker Keena Turner recovered a fumble on the first play after the ensuing kickoff, and Ricky Patton scored on a 25-yard touchdown run a few plays later to give the 49ers a 24-7 lead.

The Falcons drafted All-American Linebacker Tommy Nobis from the University of Texas with the first pick of the draft, making him the first-ever Falcon.

* 1972 – Vietnam War: As part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers attacked Hanoi, including 78 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the largest single combat launch in Strategic Air Command history.

The FIM-92B missile can also be fired from the M-1097 Avenger and M6 Linebacker.

He was also a Linebacker and defensive end for New York Giants from 1950 – 1955.

Linebacker II was a resumption of the Operation Linebacker bombings conducted from May to October, with the emphasis of the new campaign shifted to attacks by B-52 Stratofortress Heavy bombers rather than smaller tactical fighter aircraft.

Operation Phantom Linebacker was a coalition military operation in Iraq designed to interdict anti-government fighters from entering Iraq from Syria.

As commander of SAC from 1972 to 1974, he directed Operation Linebacker II, the ' Christmas Bombing ' of North Vietnam.

Pierce Arrow was followed by Operation Flaming Dart on February 7 – 11, 1965 ; Operation Rolling Thunder from March 2, 1965 to October 31, 1968 ; Operation Linebacker, May 9 to October 22, 1972 ; and Operation Linebacker II, December 18 – 29, 1972.

Operation Linebacker was the title of a U. S. Seventh Air Force and U. S. Navy Task Force 77 aerial interdiction campaign conducted against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam ( North Vietnam ) from 9 May to 23 October 1972, during the Vietnam War.

Operation Linebacker, the designation for the new interdiction campaign, would have four objectives: to isolate North Vietnam from its outside sources of supply by destroying railroad bridges and rolling stock in and around Hanoi and northeastward toward the Chinese frontier ; the targeting of primary storage areas and marshalling yards ; to destroy storage and transshipment points ; and finally, to eliminate ( or at least damage ) the north's air defense system.

The Browns moved him from Linebacker to Nose Tackle.

Wearing # 30, he played Tailback and Linebacker from 1932 to 1941.

* Operation Linebacker II, described more generally as the Christmas Bombing and sometimes as " The Eleven-Day War ", began at as the first of 87 B-52 bombers, piloted by Major Bill Stocker, lifted off from Andersen AFB in Guam.

The Linebacker has been retired from active service, while the M1097 Avenger HMMWV-based Stinger-equipped systems have been downsized.

* John Corker-Class of 1976 ; Linebacker who played four seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Houston Oilers.

In 1972, the 306 BW would be part of the heavy bombing raids Linebacker I and Linebacker II over North Vietnam.

American bombers would once again return to the skies of North Vietnam in 1972 during Operation Linebacker II before the American commitment to the Vietnam War came to an end.

President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger discussed bombing the dike network in a 1972 conversation on Operation Linebacker II, later published by Daniel Ellsberg:

Reactivated in 1972 at Andersen AFB, Guam, as a provisional combat wing due to Andersen going back on alert due to the North Vietnamese Easter Offensive and the commencement of Operation Linebacker I and later Linebacker II in December 1972 Received 100 B-52G aircraft assigned to 4 combat squadrons.

Known as a " Rush ", " Rover ", " Jack ", " Butch " and / or " Buck " Linebacker, their responsibility is more pass rush based but often is called into run stop ( gap control ) and pass coverage.

The USC linebacker system (" USC Linebacker U ") has developed many NFL stars, often touted as the most talented linebacker corps in college football.

The Jack cannot blitz, but under new, more defense-friendly rules, the Jack Linebacker may roam sideline to sideline within five yards of the line of scrimmage and drop into coverage once the Quarterback pump fakes.

* Robert Banks, Linebacker / defensive end ; national high school player of the year by the Columbus, Ohio Touchdown Club in 1982

Linebacker Mike O ' Shea became the first Argo player to win the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award.

Linebacker Mike O ' Shea became just the third player, and first Canadian, in CFL history to record 1, 000 or more defensive tackles in a career.

* Lester Speight ( born 1971 ), American actor, former football player and wrestler ; known for his portrayal as Terry Tate, Office Linebacker

Lance Robert Mitchell ( born October 9, 1981 in Los Banos, California ) is an American football player who is currently a free agent in both the Arena Football League as a Fullback / Linebacker and the National Football League as a Linebacker.

* Lester Speight, ( 1981 ) football player, a professional wrestler and actor famous for his portrayal of Terry Tate: Office Linebacker in a series of Reebok commercials.

Some of these new advances in technology and war fighting include the fielding of the M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank, the M2A2 Operation Desert Storm ( ODS ) Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, the M109A6 Paladin Howitzer, the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, the AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopter, and the M6 Bradley Linebacker.

" It succeeded, where Rolling Thunder had failed, he claimed, for three reasons: President Nixon was decisive in his actions and gave the military greater latitude in targeting ; American airpower was forcefully and appropriately used ; and the immense difference in the technology utilized made Linebacker the first bombing campaign in a " new era " of aerial warfare.

Modern weapons include the Russian ZSU-23-4 Shilka and Tunguska-M1, South Korean K30 Biho and K263A1 radar-guided Vulcan, Chinese Type 95 SPAAA, Swedish CV9040 AAV, Polish PZA Loara, American M6 Bradley Linebacker and M1097 Humvee Avenger, Yugoslavian BOV-3, Canadian ADATS, aging German Gepard, Japanese Type 87 SPAAG and similar versions with the British Marksman turret ( which was also adapted for a number of other users ), Italian SIDAM 25 and Otomatic, and versions of the French AMX-13.

# Linebacker Chuck Howley – Super Bowl V – Howley was named the MVP for Super Bowl V despite the Cowboys ' loss to the Baltimore Colts.

* Clay Matthews, NFL Linebacker for the Green Bay Packers

* Casey Matthews, NFL Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles

* Rich Wingo, former Linebacker for the Green Bay Packers

* Antonio Pierce ( born 1978 ), starting Pro Bowl Linebacker for the National Football League's New York Giants.

* Jovan Belcher-Outsider Linebacker for Kansas City Chiefs

* Kenny Pettway — Linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos

However at the end of May, 1972, six carriers were for a short period of time on the line at Yankee Station conducting Linebacker strikes.

* Dale Potter-Former Hillcrest Hawk & Linebacker ( 1974-84 ) for the Edmonton Eskimos and Argonauts, 6 time Grey Cup Champion

North Vietnam made a major conventional attack on the South, for which the U. S. provided major air support under Operation Linebacker I, which enabled the ARVN to regain substantial control.

In the wake of Operation Linebacker, the U. S. had a force of 207 B-52 bombers available for use in Southeast Asia.

Under the " Player Continuity Program " the Admirals contracted Linebacker Derrick Ballard and Running back Jonathan Smith for the 2007 season.

When not on assignment for ESPN, Herbstreit is a co-host of the 1 – 3 p. m. show called The Big Show, along with Bruce Hooley and the fellow Buckeye Alum and College Hall of Fame Linebacker Chris Spielman on 97. 1 The Fan.

Linebacker Dave Robinson had to flag down a random passing motorist for a ride.

In Reebok's 2003 Superbowl commercial and surrounding ad campaign, Terry Tate the Office Linebacker tackles an officemate for failing to include a coversheet on his TPS report.

* Jim Sherbert, CEO, Bush Industries, Oregon State University representative in 1971 East-West Shrine Game, former NFL Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys

Linebacker for the Cleveland Browns.

* Derrick Thomas-Class of 1984 ; Linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs ( 1989 – 1999 ); played collegiately at the University of Alabama