Tommy Fallon

Games played:	8
Games started:	4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tommy Fallon
	Fallon with the Fordham Rams men's basketball team
Personal information
Born:	1899; Rye, New York, US
Died:	June 13, 1929; Seattle, Washington, US
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school:	Rye High School
College:	Fordham
Position:	Guard, end
Career history
	Milwaukee Badgers (1922);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	8
Games started:	4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Thomas James Fallon (1899 – June 13, 1929) was an American football guard and end in the National Football League. He played with the Milwaukee Badgers during the 1922 NFL season.^[1] He played college football at Fordham.^[2]^[3]

Early life and career

Fallon was born in Rye, New York and attended Springfield YMCA College in 1919.^[4] He transferred to Fordham in 1920, where he played football, baseball and basketball, and occasionally took part in track and field competitions.^[5] He was named the captain of the basketball team in March 1921.^[6] He later played for the Shenandoah Yellow Jackets in 1923.^[7]

Death

After football, Fallon worked as a manager for Edison Radio Company in Seattle, Washington. On June 13, 1929, after following an argument over his wife's hat, Fallon died after jumping from a seven-story hotel window.^[8]^[9]

References

^ "Tommy Fallon". Pro Football Archives.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ "Fordham is Defeated". The New York Times. February 26, 1922. p. 15. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "How Milwaukee Badgers Shape Up". Racine Journal Times. November 29, 1922. p. 15. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fordham Starts Work". New York Herald. September 14, 1920. p. 15. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tommy Fallon Is Most Versatile Fordham Star". Lancaster New Era. October 27, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fallon Fordham Captain". New York Herald. March 15, 1921. p. 15. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Yellow Jackets Sting Mount Carmel 6-0". Mount Carmel Item. October 22, 1923. p. 4. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tom Fallon Well Known Athlete, Killed in Seattle". The Daily Item. June 13, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Edison Manager, Pans Wife's Hat, Commits Suicide". Courier News. June 14, 1929. p. 19. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Tommy Fallon". Pro Football Archives.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.

[Fordham_is_Defeated-2] "Fordham is Defeated". The New York Times. February 26, 1922. p. 15. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[How_Milwaukee_Badgers_Shape_Up-3] "How Milwaukee Badgers Shape Up". Racine Journal Times. November 29, 1922. p. 15. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[Fordham_Starts_Work-4] "Fordham Starts Work". New York Herald. September 14, 1920. p. 15. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[Tommy_Fallon_Is_Most_Versatile_Fordham_Star-5] "Tommy Fallon Is Most Versatile Fordham Star". Lancaster New Era. October 27, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[Fallon_Fordham_Captain-6] "Fallon Fordham Captain". New York Herald. March 15, 1921. p. 15. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[Yellow_Jackets_Sting_Mount_Carmel_6-0-7] "Yellow Jackets Sting Mount Carmel 6-0". Mount Carmel Item. October 22, 1923. p. 4. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[Tom_Fallon_Well_Known_Athlete,_Killed_in_Seattle-8] "Tom Fallon Well Known Athlete, Killed in Seattle". The Daily Item. June 13, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[Edison_Manager,_Pans_Wife's_Hat,_Commits_Suicide-9] "Edison Manager, Pans Wife's Hat, Commits Suicide". Courier News. June 14, 1929. p. 19. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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