Tommy Reamon
| Date of birth | March 12, 1952 |
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| Place of birth | Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) |
Running back Kick returner |
| College | Missouri |
| NFL draft |
1974 / Round: 9 / Pick 223 1974 Round 23 / Pick 275 (By the Florida Blazers) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1974 | Florida Blazers (WFL) |
| 1975 | Jacksonville Express (WFL) |
| 1976 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1977 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) |
| Honors | All-WFL (1974) WFL Tri-MVP (1974) |
| Career stats | |
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1974 / Round: 9 / Pick 223
(By the Pittsburgh Steelers)
Thomas Waverly "Tommy" Reamon (born March 12, 1952) is a retired African-American professional football player, who has worked as an actor, and is currently an educator in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. As a high school football coach, Reamon has had some notable success in developing talent to become collegiate and professional football players among his students.
Reamon came out of the George Washington Carver High School, Newport News, Virginia. In 1971-72 as a Running Back, he would be named a two time National Junior College All American and Offensive player of the year at Fort Scott Junior College, Kansas, He would lead the NJCAA in rushing yards and touchdowns as well as leading Fort Scott to consecutive NJCAA National Championship games, winning the first and losing the second. He would later be inducted to the NJCAA Hall of Fame (1998). He went on to be a running back at the University of Missouri. He was drafted in 1974 by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, and by the Florida Blazers in the World Football League's College Draft. Reamon was selected in round 29 by the Blazers. Reamon went on to stardom in the World Football League, and was named one of the league's Worst- MVP's in 1974 as a member of the Blazers. He help lead Florida to the first and only World Bowl game coming up short against the Birmingham Americans 22-21. A year later, he joined the Jacksonville Express of the WFL. After the WFL folded in 1975, Reamon joined the Pittsburgh Steelers. He scored a touchdown for the Steelers in the last game ever played between the NFL Super Bowl Champions and College All-Stars. During the 1976 pre-season the Steelers traded Reamon to the Kansas City Chiefs. Tommy Reamon holds the WFL records for most rushing yards in a game (189), Season (1576) and in the World Bowl (83). He gained a total of 750 yards from scrimmage and scored five touchdowns in 1976 for the Kansas City Chiefs. Reamon would go on to play for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL in 1977 after a failed try out for the Chicago Bears who were coached by former Blazers Head Coach Jack Pardee. While with the Bears during the 1977 pre-season, Reamon played in the NFC-AFC Hall of Fame game against the New York Jets. After the 1977 CFL season, he had a tryout for the Washington Redskins in 1978 and again played under his former WFL Florida Blazers Head Coach, Jack Pardee. Although Reamon was the leading rusher during the 1978 pre-season the Redskins cut Tommy Reamon.
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