Tom Krebs

Thomas Krebs (born October 17, 1957) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman who played five seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos. He played college football at the University of Utah.

Early life Thomas Krebs was born on October 17, 1957. He dressed in 11 games during his rookie year in 1979 and was listed as an offensive guard. Before the start of the 1980 season, Krebs underwent tests for leukemia but it turned out to be a spleen problem. He dressed in all 16 games in 1980 as the Stampeders went 9–7 and lost in the Western semifinal to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers by a score of 32–14. He moved to centre in 1981, dressing in 15 games as the team finished 6–10. Krebs dressed in three games for Calgary in 1983 before requesting a trade, later saying "it wasn't fun anymore" and "I had to get out." Krebs dressed in 13 games for Edmonton in 1983. Krebs announced his retirement in January 1984, stating "My heart isn't in it anymore. It wasn't even in it this past year. I hated playing football last year. I can't go through the motions."

Personal life Krebs is the son of CFL player Hal Krebs.