Andrew Bailey Tommy Sr. (December 24, 1911 – April 23, 1972) was a star professional Canadian football player for eleven seasons for the Ottawa Rough Riders and one season for the Toronto Argonauts. Tommy led his team to two Grey Cup wins, in 1940 and 1945. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1989 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1976.
Andy Tommy was born on December 24, 1911, to Hum Yee Tommy and Mary Lavinge. Tommy's father immigrated to Canada from Kaiping, China, and settled in Woodstock, New Brunswick. The surname "Tommy" came as an anglicized version of Hum Yee's name.
He worked at the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
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External links Canada's Sports Hall of Fame profile