Hey, Falcoholics, I’m back with another edition of The Falcoholic’s Throwback Thursday series. This weekly segment highlights a former Atlanta Falcons player and discusses their life and what they did for the franchise.
Whether you’ve been a fan since the inaugural season, or just became a fan recently, this series will give insight on players from the past. This week we will be focusing on defensive end John Abraham.
John Antonio Abraham was born on May 6, 1978 in Timmonsville, South Carolina. Abraham was an exceptional athlete at Lamar High School, where he set the current South Carolina record for the 200-meter dash at 22.