NFF National Scholar-Athletes

Tom Fitch

  • School
    Kansas
  • Induction
    1977

Boasting a 3.84 GPA in biochemistry at Kansas, Tom Fitch was a First Team Academic All-America and two-time First Team Academic All-Big 8 selection and made the Honor Roll every semester. Co-captain of the 1977 Jayhawks, he led the team with five interceptions, earning First Team All-Big 8 honors. Fitch earned his M.D. from Kansas in 1982 and completed his residency at the University of Michigan in 1985. After finishing his fellowship at the Mayo Graduate School in Rochester, Minn., he joined the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, specializing in hematology and oncology.