Tommy Mont
Mont as Maryland head coach in 1957
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 20, 1922 Mount Savage, Maryland |
| Died | January 1, 2012 (aged 89) Phoenix, Arizona |
| Playing career | |
| 1941–1942 | Maryland |
| 1946 | Maryland |
| 1947–1949 | Washington Redskins |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1949 | Chattanooga (assistant) |
| 1950 | Washington Redskins (assistant) |
| 1951–1955 | Maryland (backfield) |
| 1956–1958 | Maryland |
| 1959–1976 | DePauw |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1972–1987 | DePauw |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 78–112–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2× Indiana Collegiate Conference COY (1967, 19??) | |
Thomas Allison "Tommy" Mont (June 20, 1922 – January 1, 2012) was an American educator, university administrator, college football coach, and National Football League (NFL) player. He played quarterback for the Washington Redskins as a back-up behind Sammy Baugh for three seasons. Mont served as the head football coach for three years at the University of Maryland and for eighteen years at DePauw University. He also served as the DePauw athletic director for fifteen years.
Mont was born in Mount Savage, Maryland in 1922. He attended Allegany High School in Cumberland, Maryland where he played football as a quarterback. In 1939, he led the team to the city championship.
Mont attended the University of Maryland where he played football as a quarterback in 1941 and 1942. In 1942, Clark Shaughnessy took over as Maryland head coach. In 1940 and 1941, Shaughnessy had coached at Stanford. There he installed a pass-oriented version of the T-formation and, in his first year, engineered a turnaround from a 1–7–1 record to a perfect 10–0 season and Pacific Coast Conference championship. While Maryland's head coach, Shaughnessy also worked concurrently as an advisor for the Washington Redskins, with that club and Maryland sharing the cost of his salary. Shaughnessy helped develop Mont into a high-quality quarterback. In 1942, with Mont under center, the Terrapins posted a 7–2 record. That year, Mont was named an honorable mention All-American and ranked as the number-three passer in the nation. Mont also played lacrosse for Maryland for the 1942 season.
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