Andy Tommy

Andy Tommy Sr.
Date of birth(1911-12-24)December 24, 1911
Place of birthHartland, New Brunswick, Canada
Date of deathApril 23, 1972(1972-04-23) (aged 60)
Place of deathWakefield, Quebec, Canada
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

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 April 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Statistics Staff Honors Tommy". The Ottawa Journal. December 19, 1936. p. 33. Retrieved January 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.


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