Andy Tommy Sr. | |
Birth Date: | 24 December 1911 |
Birth Place: | Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada |
Death Place: | Wakefield, Quebec, Canada |
Import: | no |
Position1: | Halfback |
Position2: | Flying wing |
Playing Years1: | 1933–1941 |
Playing Team1: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Playing Years2: | 1945 |
Playing Team2: | Toronto Argonauts |
Playing Years3: | 1946–1947 |
Playing Team3: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Cflallstar: | 1936 & 1940 |
Awards: | 1940 - Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy |
Honours: | Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1976) 2× Grey Cup Champion - 1940, 1945 |
Cfhof: | andy-tommy-sr |
Cfhofyear: | 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]