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Tom Kelleher

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Tom Kelleher

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
30 Mar 2011 (aged 85)
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
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Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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Hall of Fame Professional Football Official. For 38 seasons (1960 to 1987), he served as a backfield judge in the National Football League. He attended Holy Cross College and served with the US Marine Corps during World War II. Following his return home, he worked as a Naval Intelligence officer and with the Department of Defense before beginning his football career. During his tenure as an official in the NFL, Kelleher worked a record-tying five Super Bowl contests (IV in 1970, VII in 1973, XI in 1979, XV in 1981 and XIX in 1985).
Hall of Fame Professional Football Official. For 38 seasons (1960 to 1987), he served as a backfield judge in the National Football League. He attended Holy Cross College and served with the US Marine Corps during World War II. Following his return home, he worked as a Naval Intelligence officer and with the Department of Defense before beginning his football career. During his tenure as an official in the NFL, Kelleher worked a record-tying five Super Bowl contests (IV in 1970, VII in 1973, XI in 1979, XV in 1981 and XIX in 1985).

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  • Originally Created by: C.S.
  • Added: Apr 5, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67943811/tom-kelleher: accessed ), memorial page for Tom Kelleher (31 Aug 1925–30 Mar 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67943811, citing Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.