Tom Tupa
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Punter Quarterback |
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| Date of birth: | February 6, 1966 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Broadview Heights (OH) Brecksville | ||||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1988 / Round: 3 / Pick: 68 | ||||||||||||
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| Punts: | 873 |
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| Punting yards: | 37,862 |
| Punting average: | 43.4 |
| TD-INT: | 12-25 |
| Passing yards: | 3,430 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Thomas Joseph Tupa, Jr. (born February 6, 1966) is a former American football punter and quarterback in the National Football League.
As a child, Tupa participated in the NFL's Punt, Pass, and Kick contest, and was a semi-finalist three times, winning once. Tupa played mostly quarterback at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School; he led his team to the state championship while also lettering in basketball (where he averaged 20.8 points per game) and baseball (where he was a pitcher and shortstop). While in high school, Tupa played on the same basketball team as former NBA head coach Eric Musselman and former NBA forward Scott Roth.
After sitting three seasons behind Mike Tomczak and Jim Karsatos, Tupa took over the starting quarterback job at Ohio State University in 1987, throwing for 2,252 yards, 15 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He was selected as an All-American punter in the same season, as well as All-Big 10. Tupa was a four-time football letterman and was also selected to play in the 1988 Hula Bowl all-star game.
He is currently the offensive coordinator at his high school alma mater, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, where he called the plays for both his sons. He is also Brecksville's Recreation Director.
His son Tom Tupa III (high school class of 2013) is a quarterback for Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. His son Tim Tupa (high school class of 2014) plays wide receiver for the Bowling Green State University.
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