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| Position | Center | ||||||||
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| Born | (1963-12-01)December 1, 1963 (age 62) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 274 lb (124 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Riverside (IL) Brookfield | ||||||||
| College | Southern Illinois | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1986: 4th round, 87th overall pick | ||||||||
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Thomas Anthony Baugh (born December 1, 1963) is an American former professionalfootball player who was acenter for four seasons with two teams in theNational Football League (NFL).[1]
A 1981 graduate ofRiverside Brookfield High School, Baugh playedcollege football for theSouthern Illinois Salukis where he was a key member of the 1983NCAA Division I-AA national football championship squad. Baugh played in theEast-West Shrine Bowl and theBlue–Gray Football Classic following his senior year when he wascaptain of the 1985Southern Illinois Salukis and a fourth rounddraft pick of theKansas City Chiefs in1986.[2][3] In his NFL career, he played center for the Kansas City Chiefs for three seasons starting in 1986. Baugh finished his playing career in 1989 with theCleveland Browns.[4] Baugh was called by his former Chiefs coach Frank Ganz Sr. in 1990 to play for the Detroit Lions. During a preseason game Tom suffered a concussion and was released. Concussion related issues lingered in Baugh's life beyond his NFL playing days and he was written about in a John McDermott article ofMEL Magazine titled "The NFL's Forgotten Retirees"[5]
Tom Baugh is a member of theNFL Players Association. He served as the membership director and treasurer of the Kansas City Chapter of the National Football League Alumni Association. Tom was elected to theNFL Alumni AssociationBoard of Directors and as Secretary/Treasurer of the Association by his NFL Alumni peers. Tom along withCarl Mauck andDavid Carter resigned from their posts[6] as Retiree Advocacy Directors following some questionable reorganization, and the Leagues renewal of the Logo Trust Agreement.
Baugh resides inLone Jack, Missouri where he was elected to serve the community on the Lone Jack C-6 School Board. He is a member of theSalvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network and is an FCCFederal Communications Commission licensedAmateur radio operator (AE9B) using all modes of communication includingMorse code. Tom also volunteered atSaint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City and was a committee member of the Paint the Town Activity celebratingKansas City's long tradition of the Arts. He also visitsChildren's Mercy Hospital, volunteering time visiting with the children.
Tom is currently President of KC Constructors, Inc. an Award-winningconstruction business. KC Constructors is a 2012,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24 member of theLee's SummitChamber of Commerce nominated for the "2019 Truly the Best Award"[7]
In 2002, he was selected to the SIU Saluki Hall of Fame[8]In 2013, he was selected to the SIU Saluki All-Century Team[9]In 2023, he was inducted to the SIU Saluki Hall of Fame[10]
Tom spent several years teaching Automotive Technology to teenagers in Elmhurst, Illinois, atYork Community High School, where he was also the track and field teams shot put and discus coach. He was released in 1998 over a disagreement about opportunities for the students in his classes. He had arranged for students to work in a local body shop alongside experienced body men, and he sent the students two at a time every Friday. The school, however, disapproved of the arrangement.