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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1922–2009)}}
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'''Thomas Leo Cleary'''<ref>{{cite news|title=Marine's Letter Brings War Close|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763399/oakland_tribune/|date=January 29, 1943|page=13|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> (October 30, 1922 – June 20, 2009) was a [[Canadian football]] player who played for the [[Edmonton Eskimos]]<ref name="justsportsstats">{{cite web|url=http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=cleartom001|title=Tom Cleary Statistics on JustSportsStats.com|publisher=justsportsstats.com|accessdate=2015-04-15}}</ref> He was a former [[Washington Redskins]] tackle. He also played for the Hawaiian Warriors of the [[Pacific Coast Professional Football League]] and won an award for the most outstanding lineman.<ref>Winnipeg Free Press, Monday, February 27, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada</ref><ref name="newspapers">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/37548466/|title=22 Sep 1949, Page 20 - The Winnipeg Tribune at Newspapers.com|publisher=newspapers.com|accessdate=2015-04-15}}</ref> <!---No evidence of a Tom Cleary on the Redskins, but the source says so --->
'''Thomas Leo Cleary'''<ref>{{cite news|title=Marine's Letter Brings War Close|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763399/oakland_tribune/|date=January 29, 1943|page=13|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> (October 30, 1922 – June 20, 2009) was a [[Canadian football]] player who played for the [[Edmonton Eskimos]]<ref name="justsportsstats">{{cite web|url=http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=cleartom001|title=Tom Cleary Statistics on JustSportsStats.com|publisher=justsportsstats.com|accessdate=2015-04-15}}</ref> He was a former [[Washington Redskins]] tackle. He also played for the Hawaiian Warriors of the [[Pacific Coast Professional Football League]] and won an award for the most outstanding lineman.<ref>Winnipeg Free Press, Monday, February 27, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada</ref><ref name="newspapers">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/37548466/|title=22 Sep 1949, Page 20 - The Winnipeg Tribune at Newspapers.com|publisher=newspapers.com|accessdate=2015-04-15}}</ref> <!---No evidence of a Tom Cleary on the Redskins, but the source says so --->


Cleary was from [[Oakland, California]] and attended [[Roosevelt Middle School (Oakland, California)|Roosevelt High School]] there and later [[Saint Mary's College of California|Saint Mary's College]] in [[Moraga, California]] where he played college football.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former St. Mary's Back, Cpl. Cleary, Bougainville Hero|page=25|date=October 13, 1944|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763438/oakland_tribune/|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref>{{ref|name|[n1]}} He was a veteran of [[World War II]] with the [[United States Marine Corps]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Oaklander Wins Marine Corps Badge of Honor|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763357/oakland_tribune/|date=May 27, 1942|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|location=Oakland, California|page=14|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> having served in the [[Marine Raiders]] battalion commanded by [[Evans Carlson]] and reaching the rank of captain.<ref name="herald">{{cite news|title=Survivor Tells Story of Carlson's Raiders|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763058/calgary_herald/|date=November 30, 1949|page=29|newspaper=The Calgary Herald|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name="journal">{{cite news|title=Eskimos Acquire First Import As Tom Cleary Signs Contract|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25737830/edmonton_journal/|newspaper=The Edmonton Journal|page=12|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> Cleary married Isabel Lloyd, who was from [[Alberta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/calgaryherald/obituary.aspx?n=isabel-cleary&pid=157461897 |title=Isabel CLEARY Obituary - Calgary, AB &#124; Calgary Herald |publisher=Legacy.com |date= |accessdate=2019-01-02}}</ref> He died in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bonitagilbert.com/one-got-away/ |title=One Got Away |publisher=Bonita Gilbert |date= |accessdate=2019-01-02}}</ref>
Cleary was from [[Oakland, California]] and attended [[Roosevelt Middle School (Oakland, California)|Roosevelt High School]] there and later [[Saint Mary's College of California|Saint Mary's College]] in [[Moraga, California]] where he played college football.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former St. Mary's Back, Cpl. Cleary, Bougainville Hero|page=25|date=October 13, 1944|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763438/oakland_tribune/|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref>{{ref|name|[n1]}} He was a veteran of [[World War II]] with the [[United States Marine Corps]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Oaklander Wins Marine Corps Badge of Honor|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763357/oakland_tribune/|date=May 27, 1942|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|location=Oakland, California|page=14|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> having served in the [[Marine Raiders]] battalion commanded by [[Evans Carlson]] and reaching the rank of captain.<ref name="herald">{{cite news|title=Survivor Tells Story of Carlson's Raiders|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26763058/calgary_herald/|date=November 30, 1949|page=29|newspaper=The Calgary Herald|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name="journal">{{cite news|title=Eskimos Acquire First Import As Tom Cleary Signs Contract|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25737830/edmonton_journal/|newspaper=The Edmonton Journal|page=12|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> Cleary married Isabel Lloyd, who was from [[Alberta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/calgaryherald/obituary.aspx?n=isabel-cleary&pid=157461897 |title=Isabel CLEARY Obituary - Calgary, AB &#124; Calgary Herald |publisher=Legacy.com |date= |accessdate=2019-01-02}}</ref> He died in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bonitagilbert.com/one-got-away/ |title=One Got Away |publisher=Bonita Gilbert |date= 21 October 2015|accessdate=2019-01-02}}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Find a Grave|62854408}}
*{{Find a Grave|62854408}}

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Latest revision as of 16:18, 15 February 2024

Tom Cleary
Date of birth(1922-10-30)October 30, 1922
Date of deathJune 20, 2009(2009-06-20) (aged 86)
Place of deathHarris County, Texas, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusInternational
Position(s)LB
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight230 lb (100 kg)
US collegePennsylvania
Career history
As player
1948Hawaiian Warriors (PCFL)
1950Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)

Thomas Leo Cleary[1] (October 30, 1922 – June 20, 2009) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos[2] He was a former Washington Redskins tackle. He also played for the Hawaiian Warriors of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League and won an award for the most outstanding lineman.[3][4]

Cleary was from Oakland, California and attended Roosevelt High School there and later Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California where he played college football.[5][n1] He was a veteran of World War II with the United States Marine Corps,[6] having served in the Marine Raiders battalion commanded by Evans Carlson and reaching the rank of captain.[7][8] Cleary married Isabel Lloyd, who was from Alberta.[9] He died in 2009.[10]

Notes[edit]

  • ^[n1] Though Canadian newspapers state that Cleary played at the University of Pennsylvania in 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945 and 1946,[8][7] there is no record of any Thomas Cleary having attended or played football for these purported years.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Marine's Letter Brings War Close". Oakland Tribune. January 29, 1943. p. 13. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tom Cleary Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  3. ^ Winnipeg Free Press, Monday, February 27, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  4. ^ "22 Sep 1949, Page 20 - The Winnipeg Tribune at Newspapers.com". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  5. ^ "Former St. Mary's Back, Cpl. Cleary, Bougainville Hero". Oakland Tribune. October 13, 1944. p. 25. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Oaklander Wins Marine Corps Badge of Honor". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. May 27, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Survivor Tells Story of Carlson's Raiders". The Calgary Herald. November 30, 1949. p. 29. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Eskimos Acquire First Import As Tom Cleary Signs Contract". The Edmonton Journal. p. 12. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  9. ^ "Isabel CLEARY Obituary - Calgary, AB | Calgary Herald". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  10. ^ "One Got Away". Bonita Gilbert. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-01-02.

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