Andy Tommy

Andy Tommy
Profile
PositionsHalfback, Flying wing
Personal information
Born(1911-12-24)December 24, 1911
Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedApril 23, 1972(1972-04-23) (aged 60)
Wakefield, Quebec, Canada
Career history
1933–1941Ottawa Rough Riders
1945Toronto Argonauts
1946–1947Ottawa Rough Riders
Awards and highlights
Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1989)

Andrew Bailey Tommy Sr. (December 24, 1911 – April 23, 1972) was a star professional Canadian football player for eleven seasons for the Ottawa Rough Riders and one season for the Toronto Argonauts. Tommy led his team to two Grey Cup wins, in 1940 and 1945. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1989 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1976.

Andy Tommy was born on December 24, 1911, to Hum Yee Tommy and Mary Lavinge. Tommy's father immigrated to Canada from Kaiping, China, and settled in Woodstock, New Brunswick. The surname "Tommy" came as an anglicized version of Hum Yee's name.

He worked at the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.

References

  1. ↑ "Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ Cusack, Ruby (October 26, 2004). "Book gives historical perspective of Chinese experience in N.B." Telegraph-Journal. p. 13. Retrieved August 28, 2026.
  3. ↑ Mastarciyan, Michael (November 14, 2015). "Hum Yee's Grey Cup". The Sports Network. Retrieved August 28, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Statistics Staff Honors Tommy". The Ottawa Journal. December 19, 1936. p. 33. Retrieved January 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.