Tom Longo
{{Short description|American football player (1942–2015)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Tom Longo
| image = Tom Longo.jpg
| number = 44, 46
| position = Defensive back
| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|2|21}}
| birth_place = Lyndhurst, New Jersey, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|7|2|1942|2|21}}
| death_place = Wayne, New Jersey, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 200
| high_school = Lyndhurst (NJ)
| college = Notre Dame
| draftyear = 1965
| draftround = 14
| draftpick = 188
| afldraftyear = 1965
| afldraftround = Red Shirt 11
| afldraftpick = 83
| pastteams =
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1969}}–{{NFL Year|1970}})
- St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1971}})
| highlights =
| pfr = L/LongTo21
}}
Thomas Victor Longo (February 21, 1942 – July 2, 2015) was an American professional football defensive back who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourteenth round of the 1965 NFL draft. He was also selected by the Oakland Raiders in the eleventh round of the 1965 AFL Redshirt Draft. Longo played college football at the University of Notre Dame and attended Lyndhurst High School in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/long05800.html | title=TOM LONGO | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=November 12, 2014 | archive-date=November 13, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113044140/http://www.profootballarchives.com/long05800.html | url-status=dead }}
College career
Longo first played quarterback, then running back and defensive back for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/sports/football/former-giant-longo-dies-73-1.1368033 |title=OBIT: Ex-Giant Tom Longo dies, 73 |publisher=northjersey.com |date=July 3, 2015 |accessdate=July 29, 2015 |author=Hague, Jim |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729135922/http://www.northjersey.com/sports/football/former-giant-longo-dies-73-1.1368033 |archivedate=July 29, 2015 }}
Professional career
Longo was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 188th pick in the 1965 NFL draft. He was also selected by the Oakland Raiders in the eleventh round of the 1965 AFL Redshirt Draft.
Longo played in 27 games, starting fourteen, for the New York Giants from 1969 to 1970. He played in two games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971.
Personal life
Longo was active with the NFL Retired Players Foundation. He died of mesothelioma on July 2, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.ndinsider.com/irishstew/former-notre-dame-defensive-back-tom-longo-passes-away/article_fb0c78c2-2295-11e5-8b1f-df6c475b1829.html |title=Former Notre Dame defensive back Tom Longo passes away |publisher=ndinsider.com |date=July 4, 2015 |accessdate=July 29, 2015 |author=Vorel, Mike |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240527110052/https://www.webcitation.org/6aNxW6U8p?url=http://www.ndinsider.com/irishstew/former-notre-dame-defensive-back-tom-longo-passes-away/article_fb0c78c2-2295-11e5-8b1f-df6c475b1829.html |archivedate=May 27, 2024 }}
References
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Category:American football defensive backs
Category:Lyndhurst High School alumni
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Category:New York Giants players
Category:Players of American football from Bergen County, New Jersey
Category:St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
Category:Sportspeople from Lyndhurst, New Jersey