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| Position: | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1910-12-29)December 29, 1910 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died: | September 8, 1959(1959-09-08) (aged 48) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Alabama |
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Thomas George Hupke (December 29, 1910 – September 8, 1959) was anAmerican football player. He playedcollege football at theUniversity of Alabama from 1930 to 1933 and was selected as anAll-American in 1933. During the four years Hupke played for the Crimson Tide, the team compiled a record of 34–4–1. He subsequently played professional football for six years with theDetroit Lions (1934–1937) and theCleveland Rams (1938–1939). He was a member of the1935 Detroit Lions team that won the1935 NFL Championship Game. In September 1959, Hupke died in Detroit at age 48 after a long illness.[1]