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Tom Bailey
No. 31     
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1949-02-07)February 7, 1949
Place of birth: Gainesville, Florida
Date of death: September 2, 2005(2005-09-02) (aged 56)
Place of death: Jacksonville Beach, Florida
High School: Coral Gables (FL)
Career information
College: Florida State
NFL Draft: 1971 / Round: 10 / Pick: 256
Debuted in 1971 for the Philadelphia Eagles
Last played in 1974 for the Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
* Philadelphia Eagles ( 1971 1975)
Career highlights and awards
Rushing att–yards     60–186
Receptions–yards     28–194
Touchdowns     2
Stats at NFL.com

George Thomas Bailey (February 7, 1949 – September 2, 2005) was an American football running back in the National Football League. He was a 10th round selection (256th overall pick) in the 1971 NFL Draft out of Florida State University. He played four seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles (1971–1974). After his professional football career, Bailey came into success as a top executive in the consumer products industry, the wholesale pharmaceutical industry,and eventually started his own successful IPO and corporation consulting firm. George (Tom) raised two children; Erin and Thomas with his wife Susan O'Shea Bailey in the Dallas, Texas area for the majority of his life. He died on September 2, 2005 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida due to a massive heart attack. Bailey held and still holds some of the best records for Florida State University as a running back, remaining one of the top running backs in Florida State University history.


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