Tom Alward

{{Short description|American football player (born 1952)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{BLP one source|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Tom Alward

|number=67

|position=Guard

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1952|10|13|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Flint, Michigan, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|weight_lb=255

|height_in=4

|high_school=Bendle

|college=Nebraska

|draftyear=1975

|draftround=6

|draftpick=153

|pastteams=* Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1976}})

|highlights =

• Second-team All-Big Eight (1974)

|statlabel1=Games played

|statvalue1=14

|statlabel2=Games started

|statvalue2=9

|pfr=AlwaTo20

}}

Thomas Lavern Alward (born October 13, 1952) was a National Football League (NFL) offensive guard who played in 1976 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He attended high school at Bendle High School, college at the University of Nebraska and was the New York Jets 6th round pick in the 1975 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=Tom Alward Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlwaTo20.htm |access-date=2021-09-14 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

He is currently head football coach at Goodrich High School in Goodrich, Michigan.{{Cite web |title=Goodrich coach: Goodrich coach Tom Alward: High school state title would mean more than college championship |url=https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/11/goodrich-coach-tom-alward-high-school-state-title-would-mean-more-than-college-championship.html |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=mlive.com |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Tom Alward named MHSFCA Division 4 coach of the year |url=https://www.abc12.com/sports/tom-alward-named-mhsfca-division-4-coach-of-the-year/article_9931ef5a-7518-11ed-8de3-bffd3e6f15c9.html |website=abc12.com |access-date=14 March 2024}}