Tom Cosgrove

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Tom Cosgrove
Baltimore Colts
Born:1930
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died:March 28, 2017
Career information
StatusRetired
Position(s)Center
CollegeMaryland
NFL draft1952 / Round: 13 / Pick: 156
Drafted byCleveland Browns
Career history
As player
1953Cleveland Browns
1954–1955Baltimore Colts
Career highlights and awards

Tom Cosgrove (1930[1] – March 28, 2017[2]) was a National Football League player for the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Colts. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland.

College career[]

Cosgrove attended Maryland, where he played as a center under head coach Jim Tatum in 1951 and 1952. As a junior, in 1951, Cosgrove was named an honorable mention All-American. In 1952, Cosgrove was named a second-team All-American. He played in the 1953 North-South Shrine Game, the Senior Bowl, and the College All-Star Game.[3][4]

In 1952, he was honored with the Coaches' Award for the team's most outstanding offensive lineman.[5]


Died In 2017 At 77 Of Heart Attack

Professional career[]

Cosgrove was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (156th overall) of the 1952 NFL Draft.[6] In 1954, he was traded to Baltimore for their sixth round draft selection.[7] He spent two years with the Colts before an ankle injury ended his career.[8]

After the end of his playing career, Cosgrove became a commercial airline pilot. He flew for Capital Airlines and then for United Airlines, after the two merged. Cosgrove retired in 1990 to Potomac, Maryland.[8] In 2005, he was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]

Personal life[]

Cosgrove married Marguerite Wilson, with whom he has 8 children. He has 29 grandchildren, and 3 great-grand children.

References[]

  1. ^ Text from Page 168, Reveille, University of Maryland Year Book, 1953, retrieved 17 January 2009.
  2. ^ Legacy Obituaries, "Legacy", obituary retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b Cosgrove Named to Terps Hall of Fame, University of Maryland Terrapins Official Athletic Site, 8 September 2005, retrieved 17 January 2009.
  4. ^ Players By School Beginning With: M thru R, Official Website of the Senior Bowl, retrieved January 17, 2009.
  5. ^ Maryland Team Awards (PDF), 2001 Maryland Terrapins Football Media Guide, University of Maryland, p. 200, 2001, retrieved January 17, 2009.
  6. ^ Maryland Draft Players/Alumni, Pro Football Reference, retrieved 17 January 2009.
  7. ^ History: Cleveland Browns Draft History Archived 2006-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, Cleveland Browns.com, retrieved 17 January 2009.
  8. ^ a b Club News (PDF), Newsletter, The M Club, Winter 2007, retrieved 17 January 2009.
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