What we know
What we know: Former Falcons center Jeff Van Note, a six-time Pro Bowl center, dies at 80
Compiled Oct 2
What we know
- Jeff Van Note, a six-time Pro Bowl center, has died at age 80
- He spent all 18 seasons of his NFL career with the Atlanta Falcons
- He was inducted into the Falcons' Ring of Honor in 2006
- He was drafted out of Kentucky in the 11th round of the 1969 NFL draft
- He originally joined the Falcons as a linebacker before being moved to center by coach Norm Van Brocklin
- He started 226 of 246 games over his 18-season career and was a second-team All-Pro in 1979 and 1982
What we don’t know yet
- The team did not announce a cause of death
Open questions
- What was the cause of death?
- Where and when exactly did he die?
- What are his children, Beau, Ben, and Blaine, doing now, and how are they responding?
- Will the Falcons hold any memorial or tribute for him?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.