Tom Sullivan (American football)

Tom Sullivan
Career information
Date of birth:	(1950-03-05)March 5, 1950
Place of birth:	Jacksonville, Florida
Date of death:	October 10, 2002(2002-10-10) (aged 52)
Place of death:	Summerville, South Carolina
Position(s):	Running back
College:	Miami (FL)
NFL Draft:	1972 / Round: 15 / Pick: 378
Organizations
As player:
1972-1977 1978	Philadelphia Eagles Cleveland Browns
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com

Thomas Ashley Sullivan (March 5, 1950 – October 10, 2002) was a professional American football running back with two National Football League teams. His best success came with the Philadelphia Eagles. In his second year with the team, Sullivan surpassed the 900 yard rushing yard mark and in his third year he led the NFL in rushing touchdowns. Sullivan made news when his first wife, from who he separated but never divorced, and second wife both claimed his pension. He died in a car accident in 2002.

Philadelphia Eagles 1972 NFL Draft selections

John Reaves Dan Yochum Tom Luken Bobby Majors Po James Vernon Winfield Will Foster Larry Ratcliff Pat Gibbs John Bunting Dennis Sweeney Don Zimmerman Preston Carpenter Bill Overmyer Tom Sullivan Steve Bielenberg Tom Nash

Draft years: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 (AAFC) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015