Tom Sullivan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tom Sullivan
Occupation	Basketball Coach
Date Of Birth	Apr 18, 1950(1950-04-18)
Age	74
Birthplace	Boston
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Aries

Tom Sullivan Biography

Tom Sullivan is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on April 18, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. College basketball coach in New Hampshire and Maryland. He completed his final ten seasons coaching at Baltimore County’s University of Maryland, Baltimore County and won several coaching awards before stepping down in 2004.

He was a student at Fordham University like actor He attended Fordham University like actor Alan Alda..

Sullivan grew up in the Bronx, New York City. He played collegiately at Fordham University and was a four-year letterwinner from 1968–69 through 1971–72, playing the center position. As a senior, Sullivan was the Rams’ co- captain and named the team MVP. He guided Fordham to a berth in the National Invitation Tournament where they would lose in the first round to Jacksonville. At the end of that season, Sullivan was presented with the Haggerty Award, given annually since 1935–36 to the top male collegiate basketball player in the greater New York City area. He was the co-recipient with Manhattan’s Richie Garner, becoming the first duo to share the award in its history up to that point.

Following his career at Fordham, Sullivan was chosen in the 1972 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. He was taken in the ninth round (139th overall). Although he was drafted, Sullivan never played in the National Basketball Association. Instead, he went to Italy to play professionally in 1972–73, took the following year off to coach back in the United States, and then spent the 1974–75 playing again, only this time in Switzerland. After two seasons in three years playing as an expatriate professional basketball player, Sullivan returned to the United States to pursue coaching full-time.

He married Juliana Sullivan in 1982.

Tom Sullivan Net Worth

Tom Sullivan is one of the richest Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tom Sullivan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was an all-time letterwinner from Fordham University.

He was fired as the Coach at Maryland after being criticized for a post-game rant against the player.

Thomas Sullivan (born April 18, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player and college coach.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Tom Sullivan Dating?

According to our records, Tom Sullivan married to Patricia Steffen (m. 1969). As of December 1, 2023, Tom Sullivan’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Tom Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tom Sullivan celebrates birthday on April 18 of every year.

Is Tom Sullivan related to Betty White?

Blind since birth, Tom was one of Betty’s closest friends and professional partners. Their dearest collaboration was a mutual devotion to a golden retriever named Dinah. This first-class guide dog was more than Tom’s best friend, she was a source of unqualified loyalty and love.

Is Sullivan blind?

Born prematurely in 1947, Tom was given too much oxygen while in an incubator. Though it saved his life, it cost him his eyesight. The “inconvenience” of being blind has never kept Tom Sullivan from competing in a world where he realized that to be equal, for him, meant that he must be better.

When did Tom Sullivan lose his sight?

Tom Sullivan (born March 27, 1947) is an entertainer, singer, actor, author, and motivational speaker. Tom made a guest appearance as Tom Straw, a wounded soldier who was blinded in the Season 5 episode “Out of Sight, Out of Mind”.

How did Tom Sullivan meet Betty White?

Sullivan, who has been blind since birth and got his start as a singer, went on to say that his relationship with White began 54 years ago when he met her and her husband Allen Ludden while singing in a small club on Cape Cod , where White and Ludden were performing in a play.

Why can't Tom Sullivan open his eyes?

Sullivan has been blind since the early days of a premature birth when, after being placed in an incubator, something went wrong with the equipment and he was deprived of his sight . . . but not his vision.