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Tommy Reamon, Former Steelers RB Who Mentored Mike Tomlin, Dead At 73

Tommy Reamon Sr., former Pittsburgh Steelers running back and long-time football coach who became close to Mike Tomlin, has died. He was 73. Reamon’s son, Tommy Jr.. shared a photo honoring his father earlier today and the news was confirmed locally.

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Born in Newport News, Virginia, the same town Mike Tomlin would later call home, Reamon was drafted by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 1974 NFL Draft, a class regarded as the greatest in NFL history.