Thomas Cecchini

Coach Cecchini did a remarkable job with turning Xavier´s football program around in 1973 only to be shortchanged by Fr. Mulligan. That season was special. He was gracious in my attempt to walk-on the prior spring. His speaking at a club football banquet was also special. Just a really good guy. Fond memories. May he rest in peace.

I'm now 68, and somebody once asked me which coach did I respect the most and enjoy playing for. It was Tom Cecchini at Tulane Univ. who somehow got in my head and he taught me what he knew. I benefited from that relationship, as did the whole defense. He was a gentleman also! I did not know he passed. RIP coach! John Ammerman

Loved his efforts at XU

I treasured his time coaching football at XU and his returning speech to the club team

My best friend at Pershing High School. He and his family were the best of people. Momma and Dad C. were always there with warm hearts and welcoming into their home. Very sad that two wonderful people such as Tom and Lynn had such a short time to be with us. God bless them both. Denny and Jolene Shrake

Here is his photo from when he was an assistant coach at Iowa in the mid-late 1970's under Bob Commings and Hayden Fry. Bump Elliott was the athletic director at Iowa at the time, which is the Michigan connection.

I was just made aware and I am so saddened to hear of Tommy´s death. Our family lived next door to the Cecchini´s until I was 12 years old. We were best friends and less than a year apart in age. The big thing was for two months we were the same age and kidded each other about who was older. We climbed trees, roller skated, rode bikes, played at Jayne Field, attended White Elementary school. We were family and his parents were Auntie Clem and Uncle Geno my whole life. Tom and his sister...