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The University of Mississippi’s former free safety player, Jeffrey D. Noblin, has learned how to combine his love for football with his everyday life as a doctor.

Name: Jeff Noblin
Alma Mater: University of Mississippi
Sport: Football
Position: Free Safety
Years Played: 1983-1987

Highlights: All-SEC 1986, Honorable mention All-American, SEC scholar athlete award, Academic All SEC, Academic All American, National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete.

Business: Bienville Orthopedic Specialists

Noblin is very proud of what he has accomplished with football.  “We had an excellent team my senior season at Ole Miss, ending the year with a top twenty ranking and a victory in the bowl game.”  Noblin’s football career included honors such as making All –SEC in 1986 and being named Honorable mention All – American.  He also received the SEC scholar athlete award, as well as Academic All SEC, Academic All American, and National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete. 

After receiving his BS in history and a minor in Chemistry from the University of Mississippi in 1987, Noblin signed with the Dallas Cowboys for a short period of time, and was even given the privilege of meeting Tom Landry.  “Football was very rewarding for me but more importantly in the big picture of life, it opened doors along the way that gave me many options for the future.” 

Noblin then went on to University of Mississippi School of Medicine and received his M.D.  After his orthopedic residency, Noblin was accepted to a fellowship program that cared for the Kansas City Chiefs for 1 year and he still serves on courtesy staff with the Chiefs and participates in the training camp each year. Noblin joined the Bienville Orthopedic Specialists practice in 1997. 

Serving the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Bienville Orthopedic Specialists is the largest private orthopedic group in the state of Mississippi.  Offering state of the art care, the Bienville Orthopedic Specialists have a Sports Medicine department with 4 fellowship trained physicians, including Noblin.  This Sports Medicine department has ongoing relationships with professional teams as well as the Olympics.  “I wanted to stay involved with sports after I graduated and the medical field provided a good opportunity for that,” said Noblin.

“In business as well as football, your success depends on surrounding yourself with good people that enables you to maximize your potential.”