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Tom Brookshier
Thomas Jefferson Brookshier
Position: DB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 196 lbs.
Born: December 16, 1931 in Roswell, NM
College: Colorado
Career AV: 56 (1053rd overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 10th round (117th overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1953 | 22 | PHI | RDH | 45 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| 1956 | 25 | PHI | RDH | 40 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| 1957 | 26 | PHI | RDH | 40 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 40 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1958 | 27 | PHI | RS | 40 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1959* | 28 | PHI | RDH | 40 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1960*+ | 29 | PHI | RCB | 40 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | 30 | PHI | RCB | 40 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Career | 76 | 0 | 20 | 193 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 64 | ||||||||||
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| 7 | Jimmy Hill, J.T. Thomas, Ken Gorgal, Bill Simpson, Mark H. Murphy, Rex Berry, Doug Evans, DeAngelo Hall, Darrol Ray, Wes Hopkins |
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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First-Team All-Pro |
Fumbles Recovered |
Interceptions |
All-Pro Teams
| 1959 | Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1960 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL |