Role American football player Receptions: 142 | Receiving Yards: 2,034 Positions Wide receiver Name Tommy Kane | |
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Date of birth: (1964-01-14) January 14, 1964 (age 52) NFL draft: 1988 / Round: 3 / Pick: 75 Spouse Tammara Shaikh (m. ?–2003) Similar People Rae Carruth, Robert Rozier, Mark Rogowski | ||
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Thomas Henry Kane (born January 14, 1964) is a former professional football player.
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- Tommy kane then and now promo video
- True Crime Sports Tommy Kanes Brutal Crime
- Football career
- Crime and legal proceedings
- References
True Crime Sports - Tommy Kane's Brutal Crime
Football career
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Kane played college football at Syracuse University.
A third-round draft pick, Kane played for the Seahawks from 1988 to 1992, when his season ended early due to ankle and knee injuries. The Seahawks cut him during training camp in the following year, and Kane moved to the Canadian Football League. He played five games for the Toronto Argonauts in 1994.
At the end of his pro career, Kane, born in Canada, volunteered at youth football camps sponsored by Montreal's Westend Sport Association, which he had attended as a youth. While with the Argonauts, he donated a year's salary to the Centre. Kane is of African Nova Scotian descent.
Crime and legal proceedings
On November 30, 2003, Kane stabbed his wife Tammara Shaikh in his own mother's house in Lasalle, Quebec. Shaikh, 35, died in the arms of a church worker. The couple had recently separated.
Originally charged with second-degree murder, Kane pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the act. Prosecutors took his depression into account, agreeing to the lesser count. There was a dispute as to whether he intended to murder his wife. He had a past altercation with a police officer, where he assaulted her, and was sentenced to community service for the crime. Kane is currently serving an 18-year prison sentence.