Tom, a native of Illinois, has served in various capacities of wrestling for over 40 years with a record of 226-40. Tom's career began in Tucson, where he started officiating back in 1971. His coaching career started at Apollo Jr High in 1973, before moving to Sahauro and Rincon, and ending back at Sahuaro. Tom has been a staple in the Tucson wrestling community working wrestling camps winning the Flowing Wells tournament five times in the late 70's. Tom, still to this day, is a volunteer coach at Sahuaro High School.