Tom Keating (American football)

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Tom Keating (American football)
Date of birth September 2, 1942 (age 64)
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois
Position(s) Defensive Tackle
College Michigan
AFL Draft 1964 / Round 5
Pro Bowls AFL All-Star 1966, 1967
Statistics
Team(s)
1964-1965
1966-1967, 1969
1970-1972
1973
1974-1975
AFL Buffalo Bills
AFL Oakland Raiders
NFL Oakland Raiders
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers
Kansas City Chiefs

Tom Keating was an American college and professional football player. A defensive tackle, he played for the University of Michigan before he was drafted in 1964 in the fifth round of the American Football League draft by the Buffalo Bills. After two seasons with the Bills, he joined the AFL's Oakland Raiders, where he earned AFL All-Star honors in 1966 and 1967. He played for the AFL Raiders through 1969, and then with the same team in the NFL from 1970 through 1972. He later played for the NFL Steelers and Chiefs. His brother Bill Keating, also from the University of Michigan, played in the American Football League as well, for the Denver Broncos and the Miami Dolphins.

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Keating's 1965 Topps football card Tom Keating (born 1942) is a retired American football player.