A three-time first-team All-American, he is widely considered to be, along with Ray Guy, one of the two greatest punters in college history.

Skladany was considered by Street & Smith's and Parade to be the consensus number one high school kicker and punter in America in 1972.

Another uncle, Joe "Muggsy" Skladany is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1941 before enlisting in World War II.

Tom's brother Joe Skladany was an All-American linebacker at LaFayette University in 1981, and played for Arizona Wranglers of the USFL in 1982.

After retiring from the NFL in 1983, Tom opened an American Speedy Printing Center in suburban Columbus, Ohio, and raised four daughters, all of whom played Division I collegiate soccer.