Andy Tommy

Andy Tommy Sr.
Date of birth(1911-12-24)December 24, 1911
Place of birthHartland, New Brunswick
Date of deathApril 23, 1972(1972-04-23) (aged 60)
Place of deathWakefield, Quebec
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)HB/Flying wing
Career history
As player
1933–1941Ottawa Rough Riders
1945Toronto Argonauts
1946–1947Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1936 & 1940
Awards1940 - Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy
HonoursCanada's Sports Hall of Fame (1976)
2× Grey Cup Champion - 1940, 1945
Career stats
  • Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1989

Andrew Bailey Tommy[1] Sr. (December 24, 1911 – April 23, 1972) was a star professional Canadian football player for eleven seasons for the Ottawa Rough Riders and one season for the Toronto Argonauts. Tommy led his team to two Grey Cup wins, in 1940 and 1945. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1989 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1976.

He worked at the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  2. ^ "Statistics Staff Honors Tommy". The Ottawa Journal. 19 Dec 1936. p. 33. Retrieved 4 January 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

  • Andy Tommy at Find a Grave
  • Canada's Sports Hall of Fame profile
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Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy – MVP in the IRFU or CFL Eastern Conference (prior to 1973)
Before re-purposing in 1973 the trophy was awarded to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the IRFU or the CFL East
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Ottawa Rough Riders 28th Grey Cup champions
  • 51 George Fraser
  • 52 Tiny Hermann
  • 53 Bunny Wadsworth
  • 54 Dave Sprague
  • 55 Leo Seguin
  • 57 Lloyd Langley
  • 58 Fred Syms
  • 59 Jack Taylor
  • 60 Bert Haigh
  • 64 Herve Pilon
  • 65 Tony McCarthy
  • 66 Rick Perley
  • 67 Ted Edwards
  • 68 Eric Chipper
  • 70 Pete O'Connor
  • 71 Sammy Sward
  • 72 Tony Golab
  • 73 Stan O'Neil
  • 74 Arnie McWatters
  • 75 Orville Burke
  • 76 Arnie Charbonneau
  • 77 Murray Griffin
  • 78 Carl Norton
  • 79 Paul McGarry
  • 80 Andy Tommy
  • 81 Tommy Daley
  • 83 Wilf Tremblay
  • Pete Kaluski
  • Curly Moynahan
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Toronto Argonauts 33rd Grey Cup champions
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