Tom Longo

Tom Longo
No. 44, 46
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Born:	February 21, 1942; Lyndhurst, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:	July 2, 2015 (aged 73); Wayne, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lyndhurst (NJ)
College:	Notre Dame
NFL draft:	1965 / Round: 14 / Pick: 188
AFL draft:	1965 / Round: Red Shirt 11 / Pick: 83
Career history
	New York Giants (1969–1970); St. Louis Cardinals (1971);
Career highlights and awards
	National champion (1964);
	Player stats at PFR

Thomas Victor Longo (February 21, 1942 – July 2, 2015) was an American football defensive back who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. He was drafted 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.^[1]

College career

Longo first played quarterback, then running back and defensive back for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.^[2]

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.^[1]

Longo played in 27 games, starting fourteen, for the New York Giants from 1969 to 1970.^[1]^[2] He played in two games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971.^[1]

Longo was active with the NFL Retired Players Foundation.^[2] He died of mesothelioma on July 2, 2015.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "TOM LONGO". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hague, Jim (July 3, 2015). "OBIT: Ex-Giant Tom Longo dies, 73". northjersey.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
^ Vorel, Mike (July 4, 2015). "Former Notre Dame defensive back Tom Longo passes away". ndinsider.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2015.