:Tom Rychlec

{{Short description|American football player (1934–2023)}}

{{Use American English|date=October 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Tom Rychlec

| position = Tight end

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|9|11}}

| birth_place = Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|10|17|1934|9|11}}

| death_place = Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.

| draftyear = 1957

| draftround = 10

| draftpick = 119

| college = American International College

| pastteams =

• Detroit Lions (1958)
• Buffalo Bills (1960–1962)
• Denver Broncos (1963)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 87

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 1,089

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 3

| pfr = R/RychTo00

}}

Thomas Richard Rychlec (Pronounced: RYE-lek) (September 11, 1934 – October 17, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for five seasons with the National Football League's Detroit Lions and the American Football League's Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos. Rychlec died in Meriden, Connecticut, on October 17, 2023, at the age of 89.{{cite web |title=Thomas R. Rychlec |url=https://www.ssrfuneralhomes.com/obituary/thomas-rychlec |website=SSR Funeral Homes |access-date=22 October 2023}}