Tommy Fallon | |
Position: | Guard, end |
Birth Date: | 1899 |
Birth Place: | Rye, New York, US |
Death Date: | June 13, 1929 |
Death Place: | Seattle, Washington, US |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lbs: | 170 |
College: | Fordham |
High School: | Rye High School |
Pastteams: | |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 8 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 4 |
Thomas James Fallon (1899 – June 13, 1929) was an American football guard and end in the National Football League. He played with the Milwaukee Badgers during the 1922 NFL season.[1] He played college football at Fordham.[2] [3]
Fallon was born in Rye, New York and attended Springfield YMCA College in 1919.[4] He transferred to Fordham in 1920, where he played football, baseball and basketball, and occasionally took part in track and field competitions.[5] He was named the captain of the basketball team in March 1921.[6] He later played for the Shenandoah Yellow Jackets in 1923.[7]
After football, Fallon worked as a manager for Edison Radio Company in Seattle, Washington. On June 13, 1929, after following an argument over his wife's hat, Fallon died after jumping from a seven-story hotel window.[8] [9]