Tom Eck

{{Short description|American athlete and sports coach}}

{{for|another American football player and coach|Thomas Eck}}

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| name = Tom Eck

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1856|4|10}}

| birth_place = Prince Albert, British North America

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1926|6|6|1856|4|10}}

| death_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1890

| coach_team2 = Minnesota

| coach_sport3 = Track

| coach_years4 = 1915–?

| coach_team4 = Chicago

| overall_record = 5–1–1 (football)

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Tom Eck (April 10, 1856 – June 6, 1926) was an American athlete and sports coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota for one season, in 1890, compiling a record of 5–1–1. He died on June 5, 1926, in Chicago.{{cite news |author= |title=Tom Eck, Trainer of Joie Ray, Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30713390/the_boston_globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |agency=Associated Press |date=June 7, 1926 |page=6 |access-date=April 17, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}