Tom Finnin

American football player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican football player
PlacesUnited States of America
wasAmerican football player Football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth1927
Death22 June 2003 (aged 76 years)
Education
University of Detroit Mercy
Sports Teams
Baltimore Colts
Green Bay Packers
Arizona Cardinals
The details

Biography

Finnin on a 1954 Bowman football card

Thomas "Tom" R. Finnin was a defensive tackle in the National Football League.

Biography

Finnin was born on September 28, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois.

Career

Finnin was drafted in the twenty-fourth round of the 1950 NFL Draft by the New York Giants and would later play four seasons with the Baltimore Colts before splitting his final season with the Chicago Cardinals and Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Detroit Mercy.

Later life

After being drafted by New York, Finnin went on to serve in the Korean War. When he returned from Korea he was traded to the Baltimore Colts. During his time at Baltimore he became a Chicago police officer in the off season. He continued his police career to become a 33-year veteran of the Chicago Police. Finnin died at the age of 75 on June 22, 2003.

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