Former Central Michigan quarterback Tommy Lazzaro, who was affectionately known as "Touchdown Tommy," has tragically passed away at the age of 27 after a hunting accident

LANSING, Mich. ( WILX /Gray News) - Former Central Michigan University quarterback Tommy Lazzaro was killed in a hunting incident on Dec. 22, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed. The deadly incident happened at Eglin Air Force Base in Walton County, Florida, on Sunday afternoon.

Former Central Michigan quarterback Tommy Lazzaro, who served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army, was tragically killed in a hunting accident over the weekend.

Former Central Michigan University quarterback Tommy Lazzaro, who went on to enlist in the United States Army, was killed Dec. 22 at age 27 in a hunting accident, a military spokesperson confirmed.

Tommy Lazzaro, an Army sergeant and former quarterback for the Central Michigan Chippewas, has died following an accident at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. He was 27.

Ex-Central Michigan quarterback Tommy Lazzaro, known as "Touchdown Tommy," passed away at 27 in a hunting accident on Dec. 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida