Tom Longo

Not to be confused with Thomas Longo.
Tom Longo
No. 44, 46
Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1942-02-21)February 21, 1942
Place of birth: Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Date of death: July 2, 2015(2015-07-02) (aged 73)
Place of death: Wayne, New Jersey
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Lyndhurst (NJ)
College: Notre Dame
NFL draft: 1965 / Round: 14 / Pick: 188
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Thomas Victor Longo (February 21, 1942 – July 2, 2015) was an American football defensive back who played three seasons in the National Football League with the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourteenth round of the 1965 NFL Draft. He was also selected by the Oakland Raiders in the eleventh round of the 1965 AFL Redshirt Draft. Longo played college football at the University of Notre Dame and attended Lyndhurst High School in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.[1]

College career

Longo first played quarterback, then running back and defensive back for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.[2]

Professional career

Longo was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 188th pick in the 1965 NFL Draft. He was also selected by the Oakland Raiders in the eleventh round of the 1965 AFL Redshirt Draft.[1]

New York Giants

Longo played in 27 games, starting fourteen, for the New York Giants from 1969 to 1970.[1][2]

St. Louis Cardinals

Longo played in two games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971.[1]

Personal life

Longo was active with the NFL Retired Players Foundation.[2] He died of mesothelioma on July 2, 2015.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "TOM LONGO". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Hague, Jim (July 3, 2015). "OBIT: Ex-Giant Tom Longo dies, 73". northjersey.com. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. Vorel, Mike (July 4, 2015). "Former Notre Dame defensive back Tom Longo passes away". ndinsider.com. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

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