Tom Shuman

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1953)}}

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{{Infobox CFL biography

|name=Tom Shuman

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|position1=Quarterback

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1953|11|9}}

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|high_school=Pottstown (PA){{Cite web|title=Tom Shuman accepts Penn State scholarship|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/42384323/?match=1&terms=%22Tom%20Shuman%22|access-date=2024-12-31|website=The Mercury|language=en-US}}

|College=Penn State

|playing_years1={{NFL Year|1975}}*

|playing_team1=Cincinnati Bengals

|playing_years2={{CFL Year|1976}}–{{CFL Year|1977}}

|playing_team2=Hamilton Tiger-Cats

|playing_years3={{CFL Year|1978}}

|playing_team3=Montreal Alouettes

|playing_years4={{CFL Year|1978}}

|playing_team4=Hamilton Tiger-Cats

|statlabel1=TD–INT

|statvalue1=5–13

|statlabel2=Passing yards

|statvalue2=1,253

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Tom Shuman (born November 9, 1953) is an American former professional Canadian football quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes. He played college football at Penn State.{{cite web| url = https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=shumatom001| title = Tom Shuman football statistics on StatsCrew.com}}

Shuman was the MVP of the 1974 Orange Bowl and 1975 Cotton Bowl Classic. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 1975 NFL draft, but was released before the season.{{Cite web|url=https://bwi.rivals.com/news/shuman-reflects-on-73-season|title = NittanyNation - Shuman reflects on 73 season}}