Clarence Leonard Tommerson (April 8, 1915 – January 6, 2000) was an
American football
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halfback in the
National Football League
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. He played for the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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in 1938.
Tommerson was born on April 8, 1915, in
La Crosse, Wisconsin
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and attended
Logan High School. He went on to play football at the
collegiate level at the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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. In September 1979, he married Audrey Tommerson, with whom he went to nearly every
Super Bowl
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during their marriage.
See also
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List of Pittsburgh Steelers players
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References
1915 births
2000 deaths
Sportspeople from La Crosse, Wisconsin
Logan High School (La Crosse, Wisconsin) alumni
Players of American football from Wisconsin
American football halfbacks
Wisconsin Badgers football players
Pittsburgh Pirates (football) players
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