Personal Life
Tom Ferrick died from heart failure at age 81 in Lima, Pennsylvania. His son, Tom Jr., is a former newspaper columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and often recounted anecdotes of his father's playing career in his column. He also had another son and four daughters.
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