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Tom Fears

Thomas Jesse Fears

Position: E
Height: 6-2    Weight: 216 lbs.
Born: December 3, 1923 in Los Angeles, CA
College: Santa Clara, UCLA

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1970

1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the 11th round (103rd overall) of the 1945 Draft

Coaching Record

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1948 25 RAM le 12 1 51 698 13.7 4 80 4.3 58.2 2 8 0 8 4.0 0.7 0.2 706 4 0
1949 26 RAM LE 12 10 77 1013 13.2 9 51 6.4 84.4 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.3 0.1 1010 9 0
1950*+ 27 RAM LE 12 0 84 1116 13.3 7 53 7.0 93.0 1116 7 3
1951 28 RAM LE 7 0 32 528 16.5 3 54 4.6 75.4 528 3 0
1952 29 RAM LE 12 0 48 600 12.5 6 36 4.0 50.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 600 6 0
1953 30 RAM 8 0 23 278 12.1 4 31 2.9 34.8 278 4 1
1954 31 RAM LE 10 0 36 546 15.2 3 43 3.6 54.6 1 10 0 10 10.0 1.0 0.1 556 3 0
1955 32 RAM LE 12 0 44 569 12.9 2 31 3.7 47.4 569 2 0
1956 33 RAM 2 0 5 49 9.8 0 18 2.5 24.5 49 0 0
Career 87 11 400 5397 13.5 38 80 4.6 62.0 5 15 0 10 3.0 0.2 0.1 5412 38 4

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1951 28 RAM LE 7 0 7 6 85.7%
1953 30 RAM 8 0 1 1 100.0% 6 5 83.3%
1954 31 RAM LE 10 0 1 1 100.0%
1955 32 RAM LE 12 0 3 0.0%
Career 87 11 4 1 25.0% 14 12 85.7%

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1948 25 RAM le 12 1 2 37 1 35
1950*+ 27 RAM LE 12 0 3 0 0 0
1953 30 RAM 8 0 1 0 0 0
1955 32 RAM LE 12 0 0 1 0 0
Career 87 11 2 37 1 35 4 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1948 25 RAM le 12 1 4 1 30
1949 26 RAM LE 12 10 9 54
1950*+ 27 RAM LE 12 0 7 42
1951 28 RAM LE 7 0 3 6 24
1952 29 RAM LE 12 0 6 36
1953 30 RAM 8 0 4 5 1 32
1954 31 RAM LE 10 0 3 1 19
1955 32 RAM LE 12 0 2 12
Career 87 11 38 1 12 1 249

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1950

1st-team All-Pro

1950

Receptions

1948 NFL 51 (1)
1949 NFL 77 (1)
1950 NFL 84 (1)
1952 NFL 48 (7)
1955 NFL 44 (3)
Career 400 (174)

Receiving Yds

1948 NFL 698 (3)
1949 NFL 1013 (2)
1950 NFL 1116 (1)
Career 5397 (188)

Receiving TD

1949 NFL 9 (1)
1950 NFL 7 (4)
1952 NFL 6 (7)
Career 38 (178)

Long Reception

1948 NFL 80 (3)

Yds/Reception

1951 NFL 16.5 (7)

Receiving Yds/Game

1948 NFL 58.2 (3)
1949 NFL 84.4 (2)
1950 NFL 93.0 (1-- 60)
1951 NFL 75.4 (2)
Career 62.0 (34)

Touchdowns

1949 NFL 9 (3)

Points Scored

1949 NFL 54 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1949 NFL 9 (3)
1952 NFL 6 (10)

Non-Offensive TDs

1948 NFL 1 (10)

Yds From Scrimmage

1948 NFL 706 (9)
1949 NFL 1010 (5)
1950 NFL 1116 (1)

All-Purpose Yds

1949 NFL 1010 (9)
1950 NFL 1116 (9)

Yds/Touch

1949 NFL 12.9 (2)
1950 NFL 13.3 (2)
Career 13.4 (146)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1948 NFL 1 (4)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1948 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1948 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1949 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1949 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1949 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1950 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1950 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1950 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1951 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1955 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL