Tom Topping
| North Carolina Tar Heels | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tackle |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 6, 1934 Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina |
| Died: | August 27, 1990 (age 55) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Career history | |
| College | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1955–1957) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John Thomas "Tom" Topping (November 6, 1934 – August 27, 1990) was an American football player. He grew up in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He played college football at the tackle position for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team from 1955 to 1957. He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team guard on its 1957 College Football All-America Team.[1] He later lived in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and served as the president of Roadway Express. He was inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.[2] He died in 1990 at age 55.[3]
References
- ^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ "Duke Sports Hall of Fame Inducts Topping, Gregory". The Dispatch, Lexington, N.C. April 8, 1989. p. 10.
- ^ Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Ohio, Deaths, 1908–1932, 1938–2007 [database on-line].