Thomas Acton Nash, Sr. (November 21, 1905 – August 24, 1972) was an American football end for the

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and

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of the National Football League (NFL) from 1928 to 1934.

Early years

Tom Nash, Sr. was born in Lincoln County, Georgia and grew up in Washington, Georgia.

College career

Nash played

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on the

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, and

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University of Georgia

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teams, including the 1927 "Dream and Wonder" team. He was a consensus All-American in

Professional football

He then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL), first for the

, including the World Championship teams of

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, and

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. He was named All-Pro while at Green Bay in

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. He finished his professional career with the

Baseball

He also played Double A and Triple A baseball.

Later life

After completing his professional career, he returned to his hometown of Washington, Georgia, where he was an automobile dealer and later elementary school principal and coach, mentoring many young men in that community. From 1943 to 1945, he was an assistant football coach at the University of Georgia under Coach Wally Butts. He was named to the 1934 University of Georgia All-Time team. He was also inducted into the state of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1972 and the Washington-Wilkes Sports Hall of Fame in its inaugural induction in 1987. His son, Thomas Nash Jr. followed in his father's footsteps and played football as an offensive tackle for the University of Georgia from 1968-1971. "Little Tom" was an Academic All-American and named to the All-SEC Team during his time at Georgia.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nash, Tom 1905 births 1972 deaths American football ends Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players Georgia Bulldogs football players Green Bay Packers players All-American college football players All-Southern college football players People from Lincoln County, Georgia People from Washington, Georgia Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)