Tony Daykin (born May 3, 1955 in
Taipei,
Taiwan) is a former player in the
NFL
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. He played for the
Detroit Lions
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and the
Atlanta Falcons
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. He played
collegiately for the
Georgia Tech football team. He is currently a math teacher and assistant football coach at
Carlton J. Kell High School
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in
Marietta, Georgia.
He is distinguished as being the first person born in
Taiwan to play in the
National Football League.
References
Living people
1955 births
American football linebackers
Taiwanese players of American football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players
Detroit Lions players
Atlanta Falcons players
Sportspeople from Taipei
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