Tommy Kane
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | January 14, 1964 |
| Place of birth: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Career information | |
| College: | Syracuse |
| NFL draft: | 1988 / Round: 3 / Pick: 75 |
Career history | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
| Receptions: | 142 |
| Receiving Yards: | 2,034 |
| Touchdowns: | 9 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Thomas Henry Kane (born January 14, 1964 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks and Toronto Argonauts.
Football career
Prior to playing in the NFL, Kane played college football at Syracuse University.
A third-round draft pick, Kane played for the Seahawks from 1988 to 1992, when his season ended early due to ankle and knee injuries. The Seahawks cut him during training camp in the following year, and Kane moved to the Canadian Football League. He played five games for the Toronto Argonauts in 1994.[1]
At the end of his pro career, Kane, born in Canada, volunteered at youth football camps sponsored by Montreal's Westend Sport Association, which he had attended himself as a youth. While with the Argonauts, he donated a year's salary to the Centre.[1] Kane is of African Nova Scotian descent.
Crime and legal proceedings
On November 30, 2003, Kane stabbed his wife Tammara Shaikh in his own mother's house in Lasalle, Quebec. Shaikh, 35, died in the hospital soon after. The couple had recently separated.[1]
Originally charged with second-degree murder, Kane pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the act. Prosecutors took his depression into account when permitting him to plead to the lesser count.[1] .
In popular culture
This case was featured on an episode of "Fatal Vows" on I.D. Discovery.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ex-NFL star Tommy Kane sentenced 18 years, November 11, 2004. CBC Sports.
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