Received: 4/26/13
Time: 6 days
Autographed Items Received: 1991 Pacific
Peter Tom Willis is now finally a resident of my autograph collection. I sent one to him several years back c/o Florida State when he was still part of their radio broadcast team, but never got those back. I located one last card of his in my commons box and decided to give it another shot. Less than a week later, he came through.
Peter Tom had a tremendous year in 1889 for Bobby Bowden's Florida State Seminoles back in the Florida college heyday. He led the team to 10 straight wins, including a Fiesta Bowl victory per Nebraska. On the heels of that, he was drafted in the 3rd round by the Chicago Bears. Peter Tom never really found his groove in the NFL, appearing sparingly in 4 seasons with the Bears and never claiming the full-time starting job. After being out of football for almost 4 years, he came back with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League and had two tremendous years with them. Following his playing days, Peter Tom became the color commentator for Seminoles Radio, however he was fired for being "too critical" of the program. In reality, he was just being honest. Nowadays, he's working as a buyer for an industrial metals company.
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