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Thomas Hupke
Tom Hupke
1935 National Chicle Football Card
Date of birth: (1910-12-29)December 29, 1910
Place of birth: East Chicago, Indiana
Date of death: September 8, 1959(1959-09-08) (aged 48)
Place of death: Detroit, Michigan
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Position(s): Guard
College: Alabama
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 As player:
1934-1937
1938-1939
Detroit Lions
Cleveland Rams

Thomas George Hupke (December 29, 1910 – September 8, 1959) was an American football player. He played college football at the University of Alabama from 1930 to 1933 and was selected as an All-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 the Detroit Lions (1934–1937) and the Cleveland Rams (1938–1939). He was a member of the 1935 Detroit Lions team that won the 1935 NFL Championship Game. In September 1959, Hupke died in Detroit at age 48 after a long illness.[1]

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