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Role
  
Positions
  
Name
  
Tom Longo

Weight
  
91 kg

High school:
  
Lyndhurst (NJ)

Height
  
1.85 m

Died
  
July 2, 2015, Wayne


Date of birth:
  
(1942-02-21)February 21, 1942

Date of death:
  
July 2, 2015(2015-07-02) (aged 73)

NFL draft:
  
1965 / Round: 14 / Pick: 188

College
  

Place of birth:
  
Place of death:
  

Tom Longo: Football Defensive Back


Thomas Victor "Tom" 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.

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College career

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

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.

Longo played in 27 games, starting fourteen, for the New York Giants from 1969 to 1970. He played in two games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971.

Personal life

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

References

Tom Longo Wikipedia


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