Packers' first director of pro scouting, Bill Tobin, dies at 83

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Bill Tobin, the first member of the Green Bay Packers' organization to hold the title of director of pro scouting, died Thursday, April 18. Tobin was 83 and living in Indianapolis.

Tobin was hired by coach and general manager Dan Devine in 1971 as a special assignment scout. A year later, Devine promoted Tobin to the