Tom Cosgrove (American football)

Tom Cosgrove (1930[1] – March 28, 2017[2]) was a National Football League (NFL) player for the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Colts. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland.

For the baseball player, see Tom Cosgrove (baseball).
For the Irish soldier, see Thomas Cosgrove.
Tom Cosgrove
Baltimore Colts
Born:June 21, 1930
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:March 28, 2017
Potomac, Maryland, U.S.
Career information
StatusRetired
Position(s)Center
CollegeMaryland
NFL draft1952 / Round: 13 / Pick: 156
Drafted byCleveland Browns
Career history
As player
1953Cleveland Browns
1954–1955Baltimore Colts
Career highlights and awards

    College career

    Cosgrove attended The University of Maryland where he played as a center under head coach Jim Tatum in 1951 and 1952. As a junior, in 1951, Cosgrove was named an honorable mention All-American. In 1952, Cosgrove was named a second-team All-American. He played in the 1952 Sugar Bowl at Tulane Stadium defeating Tennessee 28-13, 1953 North-South Shrine Game, the Senior Bowl, and the College All-Star Game.[3][4]


    In 1952, he was honored with the Coaches' Award for the team's most outstanding offensive lineman.[5]

    Professional career

    Cosgrove was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (156th overall) of the 1952 NFL Draft.[6] In 1954 he was traded to Baltimore for their sixth round draft selection.[7] He spent two years with the Colts before an ankle injury ended his career.[8]

    After the end of his playing career Cosgrove became a commercial airline pilot. He flew for Capital Airlines and then for United Airlinesafter the two merged. Cosgrove retired in 1990 to Potomac, Maryland.[8] In 2005, he was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]

    Personal life

    Cosgrove married Marguerite Wilson, with whom he has 8 children. He has 29 grandchildren, and 3 great-grand children.

    Interred at Arlington National Cemetery Section 30, Site 841-RH

    References
    1. Text from Page 168, Reveille, University of Maryland Year Book, 1953, retrieved 17 January 2009.
    2. Legacy Obituaries, "Legacy", obituary retrieved 30 March 2017.
    3. Cosgrove Named to Terps Hall of Fame, University of Maryland Terrapins Official Athletic Site, 8 September 2005, retrieved 17 January 2009.
    4. Players By School Beginning With: M thru R, Official Website of the Senior Bowl, retrieved January 17, 2009.
    5. Maryland Team Awards (PDF), 2001 Maryland Terrapins Football Media Guide, University of Maryland, p. 200, 2001, retrieved January 17, 2009.
    6. Maryland Draft Players/Alumni, Pro Football Reference, retrieved 17 January 2009.
    7. History: Cleveland Browns Draft History Archived 2006-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, Cleveland Browns.com, retrieved 17 January 2009.
    8. Club News (PDF), Newsletter, The M Club, Winter 2007, retrieved 17 January 2009.
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