| Date of birth | (1911-12-24)December 24, 1911 |
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| Place of birth | Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Date of death | April 23, 1972(1972-04-23) (aged 60) |
| Place of death | Wakefield, Quebec, Canada |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | HB/Flying wing |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1933–1941 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1945 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1946–1947 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1936 & 1940 |
| Awards | 1940 - Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy |
| Honours | Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1976) 2× Grey Cup Champion - 1940, 1945 |
| Career stats | |
Andrew Bailey Tommy 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.
References
- "Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- "Statistics Staff Honors Tommy". The Ottawa Journal. December 19, 1936. p. 33. Retrieved January 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
| Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy – MVP in the IRFU or CFL Eastern Conference (prior to 1973) | |
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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 | |
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