Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1940)

Thomas Mark "Tommy, The Bomber" Williams (April 17, 1940 – February 8, 1992) was an American professional ice hockey player.

A good skater and shooter, he received his nickname due to an incident in the early 1970s when he joked with Toronto customs officials that his bag contained a bomb (he was suspended for one game by the NHL as punishment).

He scored a career high 67 points in 1969-70 with Minnesota, playing on the North Stars top line with Bill Goldsworthy and Jean-Paul Parise [2].

Normally a happy-go-lucky free spirit, he became moody and fought with North Stars manager Jack Gordon, who suspended him before trading him to the Seals.

After he had retired from hockey, remarried and found a new career, his 23-year-old son Bobby Williams (a Boston Bruins prospect) died in 1987.