Tom DeSylvia (1994) - Hall of Fame - Oregon State University Athletics

Tom DeSylvia

Induction:
1994

Tom lettered at OSU from 1946-49. Playing on both sides of the ball, he earned second team All-Coast and honorable mention All-American acclaim in 1949.

He played in the East-West Shrine and College All-Star games at the end of his senior year. He was also team captain as a senior.

DeSylvia was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1950 immediately after he served in WWII. He later went on to coach football, wrestling, and baseball, where he earned PIL Coach of the Year honors twice. He was also Man of the Year at the Hayward Banquet in 1959, recipient of the Martin Luther King Award for Human Rights in 1982, and was inducted into the National Football Hall of Fame Walk of Champions in 1988.