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Don Larry Talbert (born March 1, 1939) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, and New Orleans Saints. He was drafted in the eighth round of the 1961 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Texas at Austin.Early years
Talbert attended Texas City High School, where he practiced football and basketball. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a two-way tackle. He missed the 1958 season with a broken leg.
As a fifth year senior in 1961, he was named All-SWC, All-American and was voted outstanding SWC lineman in the Dallas Times Herald poll.
In 1992, he was inducted into the Longhorns Hall of Honor.
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