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'''Thomas Leo Cleary'''<ref>{{cite news|title=Marine's Letter Brings War Close|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763399/oakland_tribune/|date=January 29, 1943|page=13|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> (October 30, 1922 – June 20, 2009) was a [[Canadian football]] player who played for the [[Edmonton Eskimos]]<ref name="justsportsstats">{{cite web|url=http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=cleartom001|title=Tom Cleary Statistics on JustSportsStats.com|publisher=justsportsstats.com|accessdate=2015-04-15}}</ref> He was a former [[Washington Redskins]] tackle. He also played for the Hawaiian Warriors of the [[Pacific Coast Professional Football League]] and won an award for the most outstanding lineman.<ref>Winnipeg Free Press, Monday, February 27, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada</ref><ref name="newspapers">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/37548466/|title=22 Sep 1949, Page 20 - The Winnipeg Tribune at Newspapers.com|publisher=newspapers.com|accessdate=2015-04-15}}</ref> <!---No evidence of a Tom Cleary on the Redskins, but the source says so ---> |
'''Thomas Leo Cleary'''<ref>{{cite news|title=Marine's Letter Brings War Close|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763399/oakland_tribune/|date=January 29, 1943|page=13|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> (October 30, 1922 – June 20, 2009) was a [[Canadian football]] player who played for the [[Edmonton Eskimos]]<ref name="justsportsstats">{{cite web|url=http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=cleartom001|title=Tom Cleary Statistics on JustSportsStats.com|publisher=justsportsstats.com|accessdate=2015-04-15}}</ref> He was a former [[Washington Redskins]] tackle. He also played for the Hawaiian Warriors of the [[Pacific Coast Professional Football League]] and won an award for the most outstanding lineman.<ref>Winnipeg Free Press, Monday, February 27, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada</ref><ref name="newspapers">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/37548466/|title=22 Sep 1949, Page 20 - The Winnipeg Tribune at Newspapers.com|publisher=newspapers.com|accessdate=2015-04-15}}</ref> <!---No evidence of a Tom Cleary on the Redskins, but the source says so ---> |
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Cleary was from [[Oakland, California]] and attended [[Roosevelt Middle School (Oakland, California)|Roosevelt High School]] there and later [[Saint Mary's College of California|Saint Mary's College]] in [[Moraga, California]] where he played college football.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former St. Mary's Back, Cpl. Cleary, Bougainville Hero|page=25|date=October 13, 1944|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763438/oakland_tribune/|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref>{{ref|name|[n1]}} He was a veteran of [[World War II]] with the [[United States Marine Corps]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Oaklander Wins Marine Corps Badge of Honor|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763357/oakland_tribune/|date=May 27, 1942|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|location=Oakland, California|page=14|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> having served in the [[Marine Raiders]] battalion commanded by [[Evans Carlson]] and reaching the rank of captain.<ref name="herald">{{cite news|title=Survivor Tells Story of Carlson's Raiders|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763058/calgary_herald/|date=November 30, 1949|page=29|newspaper=The Calgary Herald|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name="journal">{{cite news|title=Eskimos Acquire First Import As Tom Cleary Signs Contract|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25737830/edmonton_journal/|newspaper=The Edmonton Journal|page=12|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> Cleary married Isabel Lloyd, who was from [[Alberta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/calgaryherald/obituary.aspx?n=isabel-cleary&pid=157461897 |title=Isabel CLEARY Obituary - Calgary, AB | Calgary Herald |publisher=Legacy.com |date= |accessdate=2019-01-02}}</ref> He died in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bonitagilbert.com/one-got-away/ |title=One Got Away |publisher=Bonita Gilbert |date= |accessdate=2019-01-02}}</ref> |
Cleary was from [[Oakland, California]] and attended [[Roosevelt Middle School (Oakland, California)|Roosevelt High School]] there and later [[Saint Mary's College of California|Saint Mary's College]] in [[Moraga, California]] where he played college football.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former St. Mary's Back, Cpl. Cleary, Bougainville Hero|page=25|date=October 13, 1944|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763438/oakland_tribune/|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref>{{ref|name|[n1]}} He was a veteran of [[World War II]] with the [[United States Marine Corps]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Oaklander Wins Marine Corps Badge of Honor|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763357/oakland_tribune/|date=May 27, 1942|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|location=Oakland, California|page=14|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> having served in the [[Marine Raiders]] battalion commanded by [[Evans Carlson]] and reaching the rank of captain.<ref name="herald">{{cite news|title=Survivor Tells Story of Carlson's Raiders|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763058/calgary_herald/|date=November 30, 1949|page=29|newspaper=The Calgary Herald|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name="journal">{{cite news|title=Eskimos Acquire First Import As Tom Cleary Signs Contract|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25737830/edmonton_journal/|newspaper=The Edmonton Journal|page=12|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> Cleary married Isabel Lloyd, who was from [[Alberta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/calgaryherald/obituary.aspx?n=isabel-cleary&pid=157461897 |title=Isabel CLEARY Obituary - Calgary, AB | Calgary Herald |publisher=Legacy.com |date= |accessdate=2019-01-02}}</ref> He died in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bonitagilbert.com/one-got-away/ |title=One Got Away |publisher=Bonita Gilbert |date= 21 October 2015|accessdate=2019-01-02}}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
Revision as of 15:36, 30 October 2022
Date of birth | October 30, 1922 |
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Date of death | June 20, 2009 | (aged 86)
Place of death | Harris County, Texas, U.S. |
Career information | |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | LB |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
US college | Pennsylvania |
Career history | |
As player | |
1948 | Hawaiian Warriors (PCFL) |
1950 | Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) |
Thomas Leo Cleary[1] (October 30, 1922 – June 20, 2009) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos[2] He was a former Washington Redskins tackle. He also played for the Hawaiian Warriors of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League and won an award for the most outstanding lineman.[3][4]
Cleary was from Oakland, California and attended Roosevelt High School there and later Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California where he played college football.[5][n1] He was a veteran of World War II with the United States Marine Corps,[6] having served in the Marine Raiders battalion commanded by Evans Carlson and reaching the rank of captain.[7][8] Cleary married Isabel Lloyd, who was from Alberta.[9] He died in 2009.[10]
Notes
- ^[n1] Though Canadian newspapers state that Cleary played at the University of Pennsylvania in 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945 and 1946,[8][7] there is no record of any Thomas Cleary having attended or played football for these purported years.
References
- ^ "Marine's Letter Brings War Close". Oakland Tribune. January 29, 1943. p. 13. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Tom Cleary Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ Winnipeg Free Press, Monday, February 27, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- ^ "22 Sep 1949, Page 20 - The Winnipeg Tribune at Newspapers.com". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ "Former St. Mary's Back, Cpl. Cleary, Bougainville Hero". Oakland Tribune. October 13, 1944. p. 25. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Oaklander Wins Marine Corps Badge of Honor". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. May 27, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ a b "Survivor Tells Story of Carlson's Raiders". The Calgary Herald. November 30, 1949. p. 29. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ a b "Eskimos Acquire First Import As Tom Cleary Signs Contract". The Edmonton Journal. p. 12. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Isabel CLEARY Obituary - Calgary, AB | Calgary Herald". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "One Got Away". Bonita Gilbert. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-01-02.