Byrne was a member of the American Legion, the Knights of Columbus, the N.C. He served on the Governor's Commission of Economic Development for RTP and was with the New York Yankees Good Will Tour for the USA in Japan in 1955. He was the first chairman of the Wake Forest Recreation Commission, a town commissioner, mayor for the town of Wake Forest and? president of the Wake County Mayor's Association. Byrne was extremely interested and active in the community affairs of Wake Forest. After baseball, Tommy's business endeavors included the oil business, farming operations, Byrne & Fish Clothing Stores, real estate development and Wake Forest Country Club. He played on seven World Championship teams with the Yankees before retiring from New York in 1957. In 1950, he was selected the American League All Star Player and in 1955 he was Come Back Player of the Year. During his baseball career, he played for the Tobacco State League in Angier, from 1938-1939, the American League, the Pacific Coast League where he was selected Player of the Year and the Pan American League in Maricabo, Venezuela — leading each of these leagues in pitching. In 1943 he was on the NY Yankee World Championship team. Byrne's professional baseball career started in 1940 with the Newark Bears, a farm team for the Yankees, winning the International League Championship and being selected MVP. Navy, serving as gunnery officer on the U.S.S Ordronaux 617 in World War II. Byrne donated the Tommy Byrne Award at Wake Forest-Rolesville High School. Byrne, honoring him in 1955 and again in 2007 at "Tommy Byrne Day" festivities. Although his career took him to many distant places, he loved Wake Forest and always felt so accepted.
After graduating from Wake Forest College, he signed with the New York Yankees in 1940. Byrne came to Wake Forest in 1937 and played baseball at Wake Forest College. He attended Blessed Sacrament Elementary School and graduated from Baltimore City College High School. 31, 1919, in Baltimore, Md., the son of the late Grace C. , Thomas Joseph Byrne, 87, Wake Forest, died Thursday, Dec. (UNKNOWN), Porto Fino Moved From Ligon Mill Road, The original cemetery was located on the family Homestead which is the present site of Porto Fino Sub-division located on Ligon Mill Rd., Wake FOrest, NC. Records linked below were acquired from the Town of Wake Forest on March 22, 2020. Wake Forest Cemetery is owned by Town of Wake Forest. North Carolina Obituary Search, (1988-current).
North Carolina Newspapers, Full Search (1775-1993), 203 titles.
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