About Tom Connell
Born 1905. Tom Connell was an American american football player.
Thomas F. "Cowboy" Connell (January 29, 1905–August 25, 1976) was an American football player and coach.
Connell was born in Wisconsin in 1906. He played at the halfback position for the University of Detroit Titans football team and was captain of the undefeated 1928 team that was selected by Parke H. Davis as that year's national champion. He scored 126 or 133 points in 1928, ranking second in scoring nationally. He was also the captain of the 1927 Detroit team and the first Detroit player to be twice selected as captain.
After graduating, he remained in Detroit as an automobile salesman. He was head football coach at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in River Rouge, Michigan, for 23 years, compiling a 106-43-12 record. He died in 1976.
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Tom Connell was born on 29 January 1905 in Wisconsin.
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