:Tom Wham (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (1924–2006)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Tom Wham

| image = TomWham1950Bowman.jpg

| number = 51

| position = Defensive end
End

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|11|22|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|12|25|1924|11|22}}

| death_place = Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 217

| high_school = Thornwell Orphanage {{avoid wrap|(Clinton, South Carolina)}}

| college = Furman

| draftyear = 1949

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 50

| pastteams =

• Chicago Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1949|1951}})

| highlights =

• Pro Bowl (1951)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 1

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 11

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 1

| statlabel4 = Total touchdowns

| statvalue4 = 2

| pfr = WhamTo00

}}

Thomas Arthur Wham (November 22, 1924{{spaced ndash}}December 25, 2006) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WhamTo00.htm | title=Tom Wham | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=August 22, 2014}}{{cite news|title=Bob Dove, Tom Wham Sign with Cardinal 11|newspaper=The Daily Calumet|author=Eddie McGuire|date=June 19, 1950|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-calumet-wham/150656437/|via=Newspapers.com}} He played college football for the Furman Paladins.

Wham lived at the Thornwill Orphanage in Clinton, South Carolina, starting at age 12. He played college football at Furman University from 1946 to 1948 and was inducted into the Furman Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982. He served in the Navy during World War II. He later worked for the South Carolina Department of Corrections, eventually serving as directors of the state's pre-release centers. He died in 2006 at age 82 in Greenville, South Carolina.{{cite news|title=Thomas A. Wham|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=December 27, 2006|page=5B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-wham/150655911/|via=Newspapers.com}}