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There are many great secondary players in Carroll football history, but no matter what the era, Tom McCormick is surely among the best of the players in school history. He was a four-year starter, a three-year all-conference player and a dominant force on two Frontier Conference Championship teams. He came from Fallon, Nev. The place that he would return to practice medicine as a surgeon.
 
When he stepped onto campus in 1989, the Saints under head coach Bob Petrino won four consecutive Frontier Conference Championships, a streak they would extend to six before McCormick would graduate. In his freshman year, during the 1989 season, McCormick racked up 48 solo tackles, 20 assist tackles, broke up five tackles and grabbed four interceptions. The Saints finished the Frontier Conference slate 6-0 and closed the regular season at 9-1. They lost a heartbreaker at Dickinson State 38-37 in brutally cold conditions at Dickinson in the first round of the NAIA Championship.
 
During the 1990 season, McCormick tallied his career high of 57 solo tackles, 20 assists tackles, broke up nine passes and again had four interceptions, all of which came in one game, which set the Carroll single-game record that still stands. He was named to the Frontier All-Conference Second-Team. The Saints won the Frontier title with a record of 5-1 and 6-3 overall but were not invited to the NAIA Playoffs.
 
The Saints failed to win conference in 1991 or 1992 but McCormick continued to rack up stats and honors. In 1991, the Saints finished 5-4 overall and 3-3 in Frontier play. McCormick notched 38 solo tackles, 20 assist tackles 13 pass break ups and four interceptions. He was named to the Frontier All-Conference First-Team, to the NAIA All-District First-Team and he was also named to the Frontier Conference Academic Team. McCormick was named a captain before his senior season and closed out his career with another stellar year. He racked up 33 solo tackles, 10 assists tackles, 11 pass break ups and a career-high seven interceptions. The Saints were 2-4 in conference and 5-5 overall, but again, McCormick received Frontier All-Conference and NAIA All-District First-Team honors.