- Tom’s memoir, If You Could See What I Hear, was turned into a major motion picture
- Emmy-winning Sullivan continues to write and produce for television and film
- Tom recently created, wrote, hosted and produced ESPN’s Emmy nominated special, “Superior Beings”
- Tom taught Ben Affleck to be blind in the movie Daredevil, about a blind superhero
- Tom was honored with the 2004 Will Rogers Lifetime Achievement Memorial Award. Former honorees include Carol Burnett, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball and Jimmy Stewart.
- Tom moved audiences singing with Dellas Reese on Touched by an Angel
- Tom gained national reputation over 5 years as a special correspondent for Good Morning America along with 60 Tonight Show appearances starring Johnny Carson
- Tom is 1 of only 35 people who sang the National Anthem at the Super Bowl
- Tom won the 2004 Books for a Better Life Award for Seeing Lessons: 14 Life Secrets I’ve Learned Along the Way
- Tom is a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Tom snow skis, shoots mid 80 golf, competes in marathons and triathlons, water skis and occasionally bungee jumps. TRY THAT BLIND
- Along with Helen Keller, Tom is the only recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from The American Foundation for the Blind