Tommy Mont Thomas Allison " Tommy " Mont ( June 20 , 1922 – January 1 , 2012 ) was an American educator , university administrator , college football coach , and NFL player . He played quarterback for the Washington Redskins as a back - up behind Sammy Baugh for three seasons . Mont served as the head football coach for three years at the University of Maryland and for eighteen years at DePauw University . He also served as the DePauw athletic director for fifteen years . Early life . Mont was born in Mount Savage , Maryland in 1922 . He attended Allegany High School in Cumberland , Maryland where he played football as a quarterback . In 1939 , he led the team to the city championship . College career . Mont attended the University of Maryland where he played football as a quarterback in 1941 and 1942 . In 1942 , Clark Shaughnessy took over as Maryland head coach . In 1940 and 1941 , Shaughnessy had coached at Stanford . There he installed a pass - oriented version of the T - formation and , in his first year , engineered a turnaround from a 1 – 7 – 1 record to a perfect 10 – 0 season and Pacific Coast Conference championship . While Maryland ' s head coach , Shaughnessy also worked concurrently as an advisor for the Washington Redskins , with that club and Maryland sharing the cost of his salary . Shaughnessy helped develop Mont into a high - quality quarterback . In 1942 , with Mont under center , the Terrapins posted a 7 – 2 record . That year , Mont was named an honorable mention All - American and ranked as the number - three passer in the nation . Mont also played lacrosse for Maryland for the 1942 season . Military service . Mont put his college career on hold in order to join the United States Army as an infantryman and served in the Second World War . In 1945 , he coached the 3rd Infantry Division football team which won the 7th Army championship . After returning to the United States , he coached the basketball and football teams at Fort Benning , Georgia . Return to college . After his military service , Mont returned to Maryland and played football for another season in 1946 . That season , Shaughnessy , one - time Maryland head coach in 1942 , also returned from Pittsburgh . Shaughnessy again worked part - time as an advisor for the Washington Redskins , and he had some of the Maryland players assist him . Under the arrangement , Mont and Vic Turyn reportedly even called some plays for the Redskins . Mont graduated from Maryland with a bachelor of science degree in 1947 . He played a second season on the lacrosse team in 1948 . Professional playing career . Mont had been selected in the 12th round of the 1944 NFL Draft ( 114th overall ) by the New York Giants . In 1947 , he went to play for the Washington Redskins . He played as a back - up quarterback for three seasons , and at one point was the number - two behind the legendary Sammy Baugh . In his first season , he saw action in four games , and recorded one interception on defense with a seven - yard return . In 1948 , he played in 11 games including two starts . He recorded 12 completions on 28 attempts for 157 yards and two touchdowns and two interceptions . He also had 11 carries for 103 yards and one touchdown . On defense , he had two interceptions for 21 yards . That season , he was the Redskins ' second leading passer behind Baugh . In 1949 , he played in 12 games and made three of seven completions for 44 yards . He also recorded rushed 14 times for 75 yards and made eight receptions for 105 yards and two touchdowns . On defense , he recovered one fumble for a 45 - yard return . That season , he was the Redskins ' third leading passer behind Baugh and Harry Gilmer . Coaching career . Early positions . In 1949 , Mont assisted at the University of Chattanooga , where he helped install a T - formation offense . In 1950 , he served as an assistant coach with the Washington Redskins . Mont returned to his alma mater in 1951 to become the Maryland backfield coach under Jim Tatum , and he held that position through the 1955 season . During that time , he also worked with the U . S . Marine Corps ' Parris Island football team , where he helped implement a split - T offense in 1954 . Mont worked summers with the football team of the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico City from 1953 to 1955 . In 1955 , he also worked for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League . In December 1958 , he was a coach for the Blue team in the Blue – Gray Football Classic . Maryland . After Tatum resigned to coach at his own alma mater , North Carolina , Mont was appointed as his replacement in 1956 . In his first season , Maryland was riddled with injuries and posted a disappointing 2 – 7 – 1 record . Mont had great difficulty recruiting to the same standard that his predecessor had , but managed to secure Rod Breedlove , a highly - touted guard prospect . Breedlove later went on to play eight years in the NFL and made a Pro Bowl appearance . In 1957 , the Terrapins improved to a 5 – 5 record . The highlight of the season was a game featuring Jim Tatum ' s return to College Park , Maryland . On October 19 , at Byrd Stadium , Maryland met the North Carolina team led by their former head coach . The game also had in attendance Queen Elizabeth II who had expressed a wish to see her first game of American football . The Tar Heels were ranked 6th in the nation and possessed a 3 – 1 record . The Terrapins , on the other hand , were 1 – 3 . In the first quarter , Maryland halfback Howard Dare fumble d and North Carolina linebacker Jack Lineberger recovered the ball on the Terrapins ' 44 - yard line . North Carolina was subsequently forced to punt , but recovered it at the Maryland 35 . On the ensuing possession , Tar Heel halfback Daley Goff rushed 11 yards for a touchdown . In the third quarter , Maryland gained excellent field position when Goff received a bad punt snap and the Terps took over on the Carolina 38 - yard line . Maryland quarterback Bob Rusevlyan later scored on a one - yard sneak . In the fourth quarter , halfback Ted Kershner broke away for an 81 - yard touchdown run . Fullback Jim Joyce capped a 67 - yard drive with a 13 - yard rush for a score . With a final result of 21 – 7 , the Maryland players carried Mont to the Queen and Prince Philip ' s box . Mont said it was a day that " I will revel in for the rest of my life . " In 1958 , however , Maryland again backslided with a 4 – 6 record and Mont subsequently resigned . DePauw . In 1959 , Mont accepted a job as head coach and a professor of physical education at DePauw University . While there , he compiled a 67 – 94 – 4 record . In the rivalry with Wabash College , the Monon Bell Classic , Mont ' s teams posted a 12 – 5 – 1 record . He was twice bestowed most outstanding conference coach honors , including in 1967 , when he was named the Indiana Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year . In 1964 , Mont earned a Master of Science degree from Indiana University . In 1973 , he was inducted into the Maryland Sports Hall of Fame at the Hit and Run Club at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore . After football . In 1972 , he was appointed as the DePauw athletic director and the chairman of the department of physical education . In 1977 , Mont retired as head coach to devote his full energy to his duties as athletic director . In 1987 , he retired as athletic director . He and his wife were living in Phoenix , Arizona during his later years . Mont died of heart failure on January 1 , 2012 .