Tom Zbikowski
Zbikowski at the Ravens 2009 Training Camp.
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 22, 1985 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Park Ridge, Illinois | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Buffalo Grove (IL) | ||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 86 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 126 |
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| Sacks: | 2.0 |
| Interceptions: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Thomas Michael Zbikowski (born May 22, 1985) is a former American football safety. He is also a professional boxer. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round (86th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. He earned All-American honors playing college football for the University of Notre Dame from 2003 to 2007.
Zbikowski also played for the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears.
Zbikowski is currently a firefighter on the Chicago Fire Department.
Thomas Michael Zbikowski was born on May 22, 1985, in Park Ridge, Illinois, the youngest of four children born to Edmund Richard Zbikowski and Susan Lois (née Schatz) Zbikowski. His siblings are Kristen Zbikowski, Edmund Joseph "E.J." Zbikowski, and Stephen Zbikowski, who died in infancy in 1980. He is of Polish descent on his father's side of the family and of German descent on his mother's side of the family. Tom credits his childhood friend Tyler Cowman with getting him into football. He grew up in Arlington Heights, Illinois. He attended Greenbrier Elementary School and Thomas Middle School in Arlington Heights, Illinois and then high school at Buffalo Grove High School in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. He graduated from Buffalo Grove in 2003. He played youth football with the Buffalo Grove Bills and the Bensenville Bandits during elementary and middle school. At Buffalo Grove High School, he played quarterback where he set the school records in scoring (202 total points), and rushing (2357 yards, 7.4 average, 32 tds) before becoming a defensive back as well.
Zbikowski played college football at Notre Dame. He made his debut as a sophomore in 2004, appearing in all 12 games and finished fourth best on the team with 70 total tackles (37 solo, 33 assisted) and two forced fumbles. He was named Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 19 following his performance at Michigan State as he had a team-high nine tackles, forced a fumble and returned it for a 75-yard TD and recorded his first career interception.
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