Tom Bailey (American football)

George Thomas Bailey (February 7, 1949 – September 2, 2005) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). 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).

Tom Bailey

Bailey in 1972
No. 31
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1949-02-07)February 7, 1949 Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Died:	September 2, 2005(2005-09-02) (aged 56) Jacksonville Beach, Florida, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Coral Gables Senior (Coral Gables, Florida)
College:	Florida State
NFL draft:	1971 / round: 10 / pick: 256
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (1971–1975)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 50 Starts: 0 Rushing att–yards: 60–186 Receptions–yards: 28–194 Touchdowns: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference

After his professional football career, Bailey earned an MBA from the University of South Florida and then began a successful executive career in multiple industries; the consumer products industry, the wholesale pharmaceutical industry, and 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 and complications from atherosclerosis.

During his tenure at Florida State University, Tom Bailey held and still holds some of Florida State University's top athletic and running back statistics which include the first touchdown in the inaugural Peach Bowl. An endowment scholarship in his name was created by Florida State University athletic alumni in 2010, this scholarship being awarded to future Florida State University athletes.