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Falcons Uniform History: The strength of #36

There's actually enough impressive candidates here that I felt the need to break out four deserving players, even if one of them is more of a speculative deserving player than anything else.

As you might expect, #36 is the home of defensive backs, and there were a couple of terrific ones who wore the number in Atlanta. Let's take a closer look.

Ken Reaves

Reaves played cornerback for Atlanta for eight seasons, ringing up 30 interceptions, six forced fumbles and his fair share of highlight reel plays. He was just 22 years old when he joined the Falcons in 1966, their first year of existence, and was inarguably one of the best players on those early, largely miserable Atlanta teams.