Posthumous Hall of Fame recognition to be given for Tiger athlete - Albert Lea Tribune

Posthumous Hall of Fame recognition to be given for Tiger athlete - Albert Lea Tribune

By Tom Jones for the Tribune On the night before he passed away from a brain tumor on Aug. 14, Tom Phillips’ phone rang and his wife, Beth, got the voice message that her husband was being inducted into the Albert Lea High School Hall of Fame. She was able to share the joyous news with him. Phillips graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1985, where he participated in football, wrestling and track and field. After playing wide receiver for the…