About Tom Fena
Lived 1909 – 1985 (aged 75). Tom Fena was an American american football player.
Thomas Mitchell Fena (December 27, 1909 – September 7, 1985) was an American football player.
Fena was born in Cleveland in 1909. He attended Burlingame High School in Burlingame, California. He was the star fullback on Burlingame's football team.
His older brother Joe Fena went to the University of Denver where he played football. Tom followed his brother to Denver and played at the tackle position. He won a reputation as a sensational kicker and one of the hardest hitting tackles in the Rocky Mountain Conference. He was selected as a first-team tackle on the All-Rocky Mountain Conference football team. He also received honorable mention from the United Press on the 1934 All-America college football team.
Fena died in 1985 in Burlingame, California.
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Tom Fena was born on 27 December 1909 in Cleveland.
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Tom Fena died on 7 September 1985 in Burlingame, California.
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Tom Fena was an american football player.
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Tom Fena was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tom Fena. https://biography.guide/tom-fena/
MLA: "Tom Fena." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tom-fena/.
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