Tom Cleary

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]

Tom Cleary
Born:(1922-10-30)October 30, 1922
Died:June 20, 2009(2009-06-20) (aged 86)
Harris County, Texas, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)LB
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight230 lb (100 kg)
CollegePennsylvania
Career history
As player
1948Hawaiian Warriors (PCFL)
1950Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)

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.
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References
  1. "Marine's Letter Brings War Close". Oakland Tribune. January 29, 1943. p. 13. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. "Tom Cleary Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  3. Winnipeg Free Press, Monday, February 27, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  4. "22 Sep 1949, Page 20 - The Winnipeg Tribune at Newspapers.com". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  5. "Former St. Mary's Back, Cpl. Cleary, Bougainville Hero". Oakland Tribune. October 13, 1944. p. 25. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  6. "Oaklander Wins Marine Corps Badge of Honor". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. May 27, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  7. "Survivor Tells Story of Carlson's Raiders". The Calgary Herald. November 30, 1949. p. 29. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  8. "Eskimos Acquire First Import As Tom Cleary Signs Contract". The Edmonton Journal. p. 12. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  9. "Isabel CLEARY Obituary - Calgary, AB | Calgary Herald". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  10. "One Got Away". Bonita Gilbert. Retrieved 2019-01-02.


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