Status Retired Name Tom Cosgrove Drafted by Cleveland Browns | College Maryland Position(s) Center | |
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Place of birth Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania NFL draft 1952 / Round: 13 / Pick: 156 | ||
Tom Cosgrove: Healing Thru Stories, Beyond Grief and Loss
Tom Cosgrove (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former American football player. He played in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Colts. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland.
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- Tom Cosgrove Healing Thru Stories Beyond Grief and Loss
- College career
- Professional career
- Personal life
- References
College career
Cosgrove attended Maryland, where he played as a center under legendary head coach Jim Tatum in 1951 and 1952. As a junior, in 1951, Cosgrove was named an honorable mention All-American. In 1952, Cosgrove was named a second-team All-American. He played in the 1953 North-South Shrine Game, the Senior Bowl, and the College All-Star Game.
In 1952, he was honored with the Coaches' Award for the team's most outstanding offensive lineman.
Professional career
Cosgrove was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (156th overall) of the 1952 NFL Draft. In 1954, he was traded to Baltimore for their sixth round draft selection. He spent two years with the Colts before an ankle injury ended his career.
After the end of his playing career, Cosgrove became a commercial airline pilot. He flew for Capital Airlines and then for United Airlines, after the two merged. Cosgrove retired in 1990 to Potomac, Maryland. In 2005, he was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame.
Personal life
Cosgrove married Marguerite Wilson, with whom he has 8 children. He has 29 grandchildren, and 3 great-grand children.