Tom Flaherty (American football)

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Tom Flaherty
No. 52
Position Linebacker
Personal information
Born (1964-09-24) September 24, 1964 (age 61)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school St. Rita of Cascia (Chicago)
College Northwestern
NFL draft 1986: 11th round, 294th overall pick
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Fumble recoveries1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

References

  1. "Tom Flaherty stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  2. "Tom Flaherty, LB". NFL. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  3. "Vanessa Flaherty-2019-Women's Cross Country". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  4. "Tara Flaherty-Rowing". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  5. "Steve Flaherty-2012-football". Northwestern Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  6. "Bengals waive Flaherty; Montoya to snap on punts". Lexington Herald-Leader. August 27, 1986. p. 23. Retrieved January 22, 2024.