Tom Higgins (football)

Tom Higgins (football)

Infobox Gridiron football person


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Name=Tom Higgins
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1954|7|13|mf=y
Birthplace=Colonia, New Jersey
College=North Carolina State
position1=Linebacker
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Height_ft=6
Height_in=2
Weight_lbs=235
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administrating_years=2008 - present
administrating_teams=CFL Director of Officiating
coaching_years=2001-2004
2005-2007
coaching_teams=Edmonton Eskimos
Calgary Stampeders
playing_years=1976-1978
1979
1980
playing_teams=Calgary Stampeders
Buffalo Bills
Saskatchewan Roughriders
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Thomas Higgins (born July 13, 1954 in Colonia, New Jersey) is the Director of Officiating for the Canadian Football League and a former Canadian and American football player and coach.

Early years

Higgins, the son of a former Chicago Bears running back, was a high school football standout at Colonia High School in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HIGGITOM02 Tom Higgins] , database Football. Accessed November 14, 2007.] He played linebacker at North Carolina State University. He was an All-American and was a starter in four consecutive bowl games. He also was a member of the wrestling team while at NC State.

Professional playing career

After graduating from college in 1976, Higgins attempted to enter the National Football League, but was not selected in the 1976 NFL Draft. He instead played in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders for three years. In 1979, Higgins was signed by the Buffalo Bills and played one year in the United States, before returning to Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Higgins began coaching at the University of Calgary, winning the 1983 CIS title in the second of his three years as head coach. In 1985, Higgins joined the Stampeders coaching staff, serving in many different capacities until becoming a head coach in 2001.

Higgins became head coach of the CFL's Edmonton Eskimos that year, leading the team to the playoffs in each of his four season. In 2002 and 2003, he won division titles, and he won a single Grey Cup as a head coach, with the Eskimos in 2003.

In 2005 he returned to the Calgary Stampeders as head coach. He held this position for three years, making the playoffs in each, but with the team's record also declining each season. He was fired after a first round loss during the 2007 playoffs.

CFL Coaching Record

Personal

He has a wife and three children, one of whom is also named Tom.

References


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