Tom Birney
Scottish gridiron football player (born 1956)
American football player
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Position: | Kicker | ||||||||
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Born: | (1956-08-11) August 11, 1956 (age 67) Bellshill, Scotland | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | J.M. Weatherwax (WA) | ||||||||
College: | Michigan State | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 1978 | ||||||||
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Tom Birney (born August 11, 1956) is a former placekicker in the National Football League (NFL).
Biography
Birney was born Thomas Francis Birney in Bellshill, Scotland.[1]
Career
Birney played with the Green Bay Packers for two seasons. He played at the collegiate level at Michigan State University.[2] Tom was the final "straight-on" kicker to break into the NFL as a placekicker. Was a high school track and football coach, in Georgia. Today, he serves as a high school math teacher teaching geometry and pre calculus.
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