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| Position | Linebacker | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | September 24, 1964 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | St. Rita of Cascia (Chicago) | ||||
| College | Northwestern | ||||
| NFL draft | 1986: 11th round, 294th overall pick | ||||
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Thomas Francis Flaherty (born September 24, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for three games with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) in 1987. He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats. [1] [2]
Tom lives with his wife Christine and has four daughters. His daughter Vanessa ran Cross County at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. [3] His other daughter Tara played Rowing at theUniversity of Michigan. [4] His nephew Steve Flaherty played football at Northwestern. [5] [6]