Tom Dickinson (American football)
Appearance
Date of birth | July 20, 1897 |
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Place of birth | Detroit, Michigan |
Date of death | October 20, 1999 | (aged 102)
Place of death | Brown County, Ohio |
Career information | |
Position(s) | End |
US college | Syracuse University |
Career history | |
As player | |
1920 | Detroit Heralds |
Career stats | |
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Thomas Passmore "Tom" Dickinson (July 20, 1897 – October 29, 1999) was a professional American football player who played one game as an end for the Detroit Heralds of the National Football League (NFL) during their 1920 season. He was an alumnus of Syracuse University and enlisted to fight World War I prior to his professional career, although he never made it overseas. He later served in World War II and the Korean War, retiring from the armed forces as a lieutenant colonel in 1955. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he died in Brown County, Ohio at the age of 102.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Tom Dickinson, Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "Thomas Passmore Dickinson". Oldest Living Pro Football Players. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
External links
Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1999 deaths
- American centenarians
- American football ends
- Detroit Heralds players
- Syracuse Orange football players
- American military personnel of World War I
- American military personnel of World War II
- American military personnel of the Korean War
- Sportspeople from Detroit
- Players of American football from Michigan
- American football biography stubs