Tad Weed

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Tad Weed
Career information
Date of birth:	January 18, 1933
Place of birth:	Columbus, Ohio
Date of death:	November 7, 2006
Position(s):	Placekicker
College:	Ohio State
Organizations
As player:
1955	Pittsburgh Steelers
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Thurlow "Tad" Weed (January 18, 1933 – November 7, 2006) was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954. Weed, 145 pounds, made 24 of 26 extra point attempts and one field goal in a 10-0 title run that included a 20-7 win over USC in the Rose Bowl.

After college, Weed spent one year in the National Football League, where he was three of six in field goal attempts and 12 of 12 in extra point attempts for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The following year, Pittsburgh selected Gary Glick out of Colorado State with the first pick of the 1956 NFL draft. Glick became the Steelers' placekicker and well as a starting defensive back, and Weed's professional career was over.

In the early 1970s, Weed invented the WEED tennis racquet. The racquet's 135-square-inch hitting area was the largest allowed under the rules of tennis.

In later years, Weed suffered from a nerve disorder that took away the use of his legs. He died on November 7, 2006, in Columbus Riverside Hospital from a blood disorder.

Prior to attending Ohio State, Weed played for Grandview Heights High School.

References

v t e 1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football—AP national champions

Hubert Bobo Howard Cassady Frank Ellwood Dave Leggett Jim Parker Bobby Watkins Tad Weed Head coach Woody Hayes Assistant coaches Lyal Clark Gene Fekete Ernie Godfrey Bill Hess Doyt Perry

Persondata
Name	Weed, Tad
Alternative names	Weed, Thurlow
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	January 18, 1933
Place of birth	Columbus, Ohio
Date of death	November 7, 2006
Place of death

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