1. Gregory Thomas Waddle was born on February 20,1967 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League.
26 Facts About Tom Waddle
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Tom Waddle is currently a co-host of "Tom Waddle and Silvy" on ESPN 1000, and a football analyst for WLS-TV in Chicago.
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Tom Waddle appears on Pro Football Weekly and NFL Network.
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Tom Waddle spent his entire six-year career with the Chicago Bears.
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Tom Waddle is sixth all-time in career receptions with 139, and amassed 1,956 yards and six touchdowns.
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Tom Waddle finished his collegiate career first on the school's all-time list for receptions in a season with 70 in 1988, and is tied for first in all-time receptions in a single game with 13 against TCU in 1988.
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Tom Waddle was a first-team All-East selection in 1988 and made appearance in the Japan Bowl.
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Tom Waddle played alongside Doug Flutie's younger brother, Darren Flutie.
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Tom Waddle lacked the size and speed to distinguish himself from other Bears wide receivers and remained on the lower rungs of the team's depth chart.
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Tom Waddle received a chance to start in 1991 after the Bears lost starters due to injuries.
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In Chicago's wild card playoff loss to Dallas, Tom Waddle was the Bears' sole standout performer on the offensive side of the ball, catching nine passes for 104 yards and a touchdown.
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Tom Waddle's performance established him as a mainstay in the Bears lineup and clinched him a spot on the famed All-Madden team.
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In 1992, Tom Waddle began the season as a starting wide receiver and became a fan favorite.
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Tom Waddle missed the final four games of the season because of injury.
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Tom Waddle instead attended the Cincinnati Bengals' training camp, but elected to retire, as he felt that his lingering leg injuries no longer allowed him to compete at the professional level.
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Tom Waddle later worked with Corey McPherrin to host and the Chicago Bears Gameday Live, Fox Kickoff Sunday and The Final Word.
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Tom Waddle's joined WLS ABC 7 in August 2013 after his contract expired with WFLD.
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Tom Waddle is a regular contributor on the station's morning show, and continues to provide analysis on Bears-themed programming.
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Tom Waddle began working with the NFL Network in Los Angeles as a gameday analyst in 2007.
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In 1997, Tom Waddle began co-hosting Sports Central with David Kaplan on weeknights.
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Tom Waddle was paired with Marc "Silvy" Silverman and their show was expanded to four hours to include weekly, one-hour in-studio segments with WLS-TV sports anchor Mark Giangreco.
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On several occasions in 2008 and 2009, Tom Waddle appeared as a fill-in host, alongside Mike Greenberg, on Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio.
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Tom Waddle appears weekly during the football season on Pro Football Weekly.
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Tom Waddle writes a weekly article about the Bears for the Northwest Herald of McHenry County, Illinois.
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Tom Waddle is a color commentator during CSN Chicago broadcasts of Northern Illinois Huskies football games and for a limited number of Chicago Rush games aired on the NFL Network.
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Tom Waddle's oldest daughter Georgia was a member of the Northwestern Wildcats soccer team.