Positions End | Name Tom Nash | |
Date of birth (1905-11-21)November 21, 1905 Date of death August 24, 1972(1972-08-24) (aged 66) College The University of Georgia 1924-1927 The University of Georgia Died August 24, 1972, Washington, Georgia, United States | ||
Thomas Acton Nash (November 21, 1905 – August 24, 1972) was an All-American, All-Pro American football player.
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Early years
Tom Nash, Sr. was born in Lincoln County, Georgia and grew up in Washington, Georgia.
Georgia Bulldogs
Nash played college football on the 1925, 1926, and 1927 University of Georgia Bulldogs football teams, including the 1927 "Dream and Wonder" team. He was a consensus All-American in 1927.
Professional football
He then played professional football in the NFL, first for the Green Bay Packers, including the World Championship teams of 1929, 30, and 31. He was named All Pro while at Green Bay in 1932. He finished his professional career with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Baseball
He also played Double A and Triple A baseball.
Later life
After completing his professional career, he returned to his hometown of Washington, Georgia, where he was an automobile dealer and later elementary school principal and coach, mentoring many young men in that community. From 1943 to 1945, he was an assistant football coach at the University of Georgia under Coach Wally Butts. He was named to the 1934 University of Georgia All-Time team, inducted into the state of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1972, and the Washington-Wilkes Sports Hall of Fame in its inaugural induction in 1987.