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Tommy Harmer

Tommy Harmer, English footballer and youth team coach (died 2007)

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Born
February 2, 1928
Died
December 25, 2007
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1928

About Tommy Harmer

Tommy Harmer was an English footballer who played as a inside forward. He spent most of his career with Tottenham Hotspur before playing for Watford and Chelsea. He made 222 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur scoring 51 goals including some sublime unstoppable penalties, tucked into the side netting behind an upright, before moving to Watford in October 1960. Tommy Harmer (2 February 1928 – 25 December 2007) was an English footballer who played as a inside forward. Tommy Harmer, chelseafc.com OBITUARY - TOMMY HARMER, tottenhamhotspur.com. In total, he played nine games for Chelsea helping to win promotion to the top flight under manager Tommy Docherty.

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Tommy Harmer timeline

  1. Tommy Harmer (2 February 1928 – 25 December 2007) was an English footballer who played as a inside forward.
  2. He made 222 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur scoring 51 goals including some sublime unstoppable penalties, tucked into the side netting behind an upright, before moving to Watford in October 1960.

The world when Tommy Harmer was born

Tommy Harmer was born in 1928. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1928

  • #1 song"Makin' Whoopee" – Eddie Cantor
  • Top movieSteamboat Willie (first Mickey Mouse)
  • Best-selling bookLady Chatterley's Lover – D.H. Lawrence

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech
  • Top headlineHerbert Hoover elected president
  • Technology milestonePenicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming
  • Defining fadMickey Mouse mania
  • Notable inventionSliced bread
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population120.5M

1928 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tommy Harmer's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19282026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,200$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population120.5M341 million

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