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2024 Football Roster

Kelly Bird, Linfield Sports Communications
Kelly Bird, Linfield Sports Communications
Ryan Gardner, Linfield Sports Communications
Nathan Herde, Linfield Sports Communications
Kelly Bird, Linfield Sports Communications
Ryan Gardner, Linfield Sports Communications

14 Thomas Tabor

  • Height 6-2
  • Academic Year Sr./Sr.
  • Weight 200
  • Position P
  • Hometown Seattle, Wash.
  • Major Marketing
  • Previous School O’Dea

Biography

SENIOR
Second Team All-Northwest Conference selection.
D3Football.com Fourth Team All-American.
D3Football.com All-Region 6 First Team honors.
Led the NWC and was 15th in D-III with 40.9 yards per punt.
Had six punts of 50 yards or more, placed 15 punts inside the 20.
Letter winner.
 
JUNIOR
Letter winner.
Appeared in nine games.
Set the Linfield single-season record for highest punting average (46.29 yards per punt).
Recorded a total of 648 yards on 14 punt attempts, with five punts of 50+ yards.
 
SOPHOMORE
Spent time at the junior varsity level.
 
FRESHMAN
Spent time at the junior varsity level.
 
O’DEA HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time letter winner in football.
Had the longest punt in state championship game history.
Metro League Honorable Mention honoree.
Member of the 2017 Washington State Championship team.
Two-time member of the Washington State Championship finalist team.
 
PERSONAL
Majoring in marketing.
 
WHY LINFIELD? I chose Linfield because they have great academics and a great athletic program.
 
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A STUDENT-ATHLETE AT LINFIELD? To me, it means that I have accomplished going to the next level after high school and I get to represent my school, Linfield.
 
WHAT’S THE BEST LINFIELD CLASS YOU’VE TAKEN AND WHY? Sports marketing. Loved creating our own bowl game.
 
WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INSPIRATION IN YOUR LIFE? WHY HAVE THEY BEEN SO INFLUENTIAL? Al Roberts, former high school coach. He coached in the NFL for numerous years. A man of wise words and teachings, he always tells his players how it is and he never pulled punches with the truth.
 
THE GREATEST PRINCIPLE OR LESSON THAT I’VE LEARNED WHILE COMPETING IN ATHLETICS AT LINFIELD HAS BEEN… Hard work pays off.
 
AS A LINFIELD STUDENT-ATHLETE, MY GOALS INDIVIDUALLY AND COLELCTIVELY FOR MY TEAM ARE… As a Linfield student-athlete, my goals individually are to excel academically and athletically, striving to maintain a balance between both aspects of my life. Collectively, I aim to contribute positively to my team's success, fostering a supportive and competitive environment where we can achieve our shared goals together, and most importantly to feed the streak.
 

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