Former Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears general manager Bill Tobin dies at 83
Longtime NFL player personnel executive Bill Tobin has died at age 83, the Cincinnati Bengals announced on Friday.
Tobin joined the Bengals as a scouting consultant in 2003 and worked in the team's player personnel department through 2022. Prior to his time in Cincinnati, he served as the general manager for two different teams: Chicago Bears (1987-1992) and the Indianapolis Colts (1994-1996). His career also included a stop with the Detroit Lions as the director of player personnel from 2001-02.
Bill’s son, Duke, is the Bengals’ director of player personnel and has been in this role since 1999.
“He was a true NFL success story,” said Bengals president Mike Brown. “He was a good person and I considered him a good friend. With Bill, I respected everything he said. I just took it as a given. He had an eye for players and what they would develop into. If he said the guy was a good player, then he was a good player; that’s all I would need to know. We will miss him.”
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