Tom Topping
Duke Blue Devils | |
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Position | Tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina | November 6, 1934
Died: | August 27, 1990 Cincinnati, Ohio | (aged 55)
Career history | |
College | Duke (1955–1957) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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John Thomas Topping (November 6, 1934 – August 27, 1990) was an American football player. He grew up in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, and attended Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He played college football at the tackle position for the Duke Blue Devils team from 1955 to 1957. He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team guard on its 1957 College Football All-America Team.[1] He later lived in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and served as the president of Roadway Express. He was inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.[2] He died in 1990 at age 55.[3]
References[]
- ^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ "Duke Sports Hall of Fame Inducts Topping, Gregory". The Dispatch, Lexington, N.C. April 8, 1989. p. 10.
- ^ Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Ohio, Deaths, 1908–1932, 1938–2007 [database on-line].
Categories:
- 1934 births
- 1990 deaths
- American football tackles
- Duke Blue Devils football players
- People from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
- Players of American football from North Carolina