Tom Fena | |
Position: | Guard, tackle |
Birth Date: | 27 December 1909 |
Birth Place: | Cleveland |
Death Place: | Burlingame, California |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lbs: | 200 |
High School: | Burlingame (CA) |
College: | Denver |
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Statlabel1: | Games |
Statvalue1: | 2 |
Pfr: | FenaTo20 |
Thomas Mitchell Fena (December 27, 1909 – September 7, 1985) was an American football player.
Fena was born in Cleveland in 1909.[1] He attended Burlingame High School in Burlingame, California. He was the star fullback on Burlingame's football team.[2]
His older brother Joe Fena went to the University of Denver where he played football. Tom followed his brother to Denver and played at the tackle position. He won a reputation as a sensational kicker and one of the hardest hitting tackles in the Rocky Mountain Conference.[2] [3] He was selected as a first-team tackle on the All-Rocky Mountain Conference football team.[4] He also received honorable mention from the United Press on the 1934 All-America college football team.[2]
He also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a guard for the Detroit Lions. He appeared in two NFL games, during the 1937 season.[5]
Fena died in 1985 in Burlingame, California.[1]