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| Position | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1905-11-21)November 21, 1905 Lincoln County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 1972(1972-08-24) (aged 66) Washington, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Georgia |
| Career history | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Thomas Acton Nash, Sr. (November 21, 1905 – August 24, 1972) was an Americanfootballend for theGreen Bay Packers andBrooklyn Dodgers of theNational Football League (NFL) from 1928 to 1934.
Tom Nash, Sr. was born inLincoln County, Georgia and grew up inWashington, Georgia.
Nash playedcollege football on the1925,1926, and1927University of Georgiafootball teams, including the 1927 "Dream and Wonder" team. He was a consensus All-American in1927.[1]
He then played professional football in theNational Football League (NFL), first for theGreen Bay Packers, including the World Championship teams of1929,1930, and1931. He was namedAll-Pro while at Green Bay in1932. He finished his professional career with theBrooklyn Dodgers.
He also played Double A and Triple A baseball.[2]
After completing his professional career, he returned to his hometown of Washington, Georgia, where he was an automobile dealer and later elementary school principal and coach, mentoring many young men in that community. From 1943 to 1945, he was an assistant football coach at the University of Georgia under CoachWally Butts. He was named to the 1934 University of Georgia All-Time team.[3] He was also inducted into the state of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1972 and the Washington-Wilkes Sports Hall of Fame in its inaugural induction in 1987. His son, Thomas Nash Jr. followed in his father's footsteps and played football as anoffensive tackle for the University of Georgia from 1968-1971. "Little Tom" was an Academic All-American and named to theAll-SEC Team during his time at Georgia.[4]
