Thomas J. Yewcic (May 9, 1932 – October 21, 2020)[1] was an American professional football quarterback and punter and Major League Baseball player.

During his four-season professional baseball career, Yewcic went on to play one game as a catcher with the big-league Tigers on June 27, 1957.

He came to bat once, in the seventh inning against Tex Clevenger, and popped out to Washington shortstop Milt Bolling.

In the spring of 1954, the first-team All-American catcher helped the baseball team win its first Big Ten title and advance to the College World Series for the first time in program history.

He also became the first player in program history to be named a first-team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association, as he hit .305 with three homers, five doubles and 12 RBI in conference play.

Yewcic was also a three-year letterwinner in football (1951–53) and earned All-America status in 1952 by NBC-TV after leading the Spartans to an undefeated 9–0 season and the consensus national championship.

Yewcic was just the second Spartan QB to reach the 200-yard passing mark when he threw for 202 yards in the 48–6 win over Texas A&M.

Yewcic also played quarterback on the 1953 Big Ten Championship team that went 9-1 and defeated UCLA in the program's first-ever appearance in the Rose Bowl.