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Tommy Mason

Thomas Cyril Mason

Position: RB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 196 lbs.

Born: July 8, 1939 in Lake Charles, LA
College: Tulane   (school history)
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 51 (1476th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 24, 2013 6:25PM
All-Time Rank: #1261. Dave Szott… #1262. Bruce Laird… #1263. T.J. Houshmandzadeh… #1264. TOMMY MASON… #1265. Tyrone Braxton… #1266. George Tarasovic… #1267. Dan Alexander… 

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1961 22 MIN KR/PR 20 13 60 226 3 21 3.8 17.4 4.6 20 122 6.1 0 18 1.5 9.4 348 3 7 3
1962* 23 MIN HB 20 14 11 167 740 2 71 4.4 52.9 11.9 36 603 16.8 6 74 2.6 43.1 1343 8 9 11
1963*+ 24 MIN HB 20 13 13 166 763 7 70 4.6 58.7 12.8 40 365 9.1 2 41 3.1 28.1 1128 9 14 10
1964* 25 MIN HB 20 13 12 169 691 4 51 4.1 53.2 13.0 26 239 9.2 1 29 2.0 18.4 930 5 9 9
1965 26 MIN HB/PR 20 10 9 141 597 10 26 4.2 59.7 14.1 22 321 14.6 1 72 2.2 32.1 918 11 9 9
1966 27 MIN HB 20 7 6 58 235 2 52 4.1 33.6 8.3 7 39 5.6 1 17 1.0 5.6 274 3 6 2
1967 28 RAM 20 13 63 213 0 16 3.4 16.4 4.8 13 70 5.4 0 24 1.0 5.4 283 0 2 3
1968 29 RAM hb 20 12 7 108 395 3 19 3.7 32.9 9.0 15 144 9.6 0 31 1.3 12.0 539 3 2 5
1969 30 RAM 20 13 33 135 1 17 4.1 10.4 2.5 11 185 16.8 1 67 0.8 14.2 320 2 0 4
1970 31 RAM 20 6 0 44 123 0 13 2.8 20.5 7.3 12 127 10.6 1 32 2.0 21.2 250 1 1 3
1971 32 WAS rb 20 10 1 31 85 0 11 2.7 8.5 3.1 12 109 9.1 0 18 1.2 10.9 194 0 2 2
Career 124 59 1040 4203 32 71 4.0 33.9 8.4 214 2324 10.9 13 74 1.7 18.7 6527 45 61 61
6 yrs MIN 70 51 761 3252 28 71 4.3 46.5 10.9 151 1689 11.2 11 74 2.2 24.1 4941 39 54 44
4 yrs RAM 44 7 248 866 4 19 3.5 19.7 5.6 51 526 10.3 2 67 1.2 12.0 1392 6 5 15
1 yr WAS 10 1 31 85 0 11 2.7 8.5 3.1 12 109 9.1 0 18 1.2 10.9 194 0 2 2

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1961 22 MIN KR/PR 20 13 14 146 0 23 10.4 25 603 0 42 24.1 1097
1962* 23 MIN HB 20 14 11 6 52 0 16 8.7 12 301 0 42 25.1 1696
1963*+ 24 MIN HB 20 13 13 4 63 0 23 15.8 3 61 0 21 20.3 1252
1964* 25 MIN HB 20 13 12 10 150 0 45 15.0 2 36 0 25 18.0 1116
1965 26 MIN HB/PR 20 10 9 9 63 0 17 7.0 3 66 0 26 22.0 1047
1966 27 MIN HB 20 7 6 3 9 0 6 3.0 283
Career 124 59 46 483 0 45 10.5 45 1067 0 42 23.7 8077

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1961 22 MIN KR/PR 20 13 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1962* 23 MIN HB 20 14 11 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 9 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
1964* 25 MIN HB 20 13 12 1 1 100.0 30 1 100.0 0 0.0 30 30.0 50.0 30.0 2.3 158.3
1965 26 MIN HB/PR 20 10 9 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
1967 28 RAM 20 13 2 3 66.7 65 1 33.3 0 0.0 51 21.7 28.3 32.5 5.0 149.3
1968 29 RAM hb 20 12 7 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 124 59 3 9 33.3 95 2 22.2 2 22.2 51 10.6 5.0 31.7 0.8 73.8 0 0 10.56 5.00 0.0
6 yrs MIN 70 51 1 4 25.0 30 1 25.0 2 50.0 30 7.5 -10.0 30.0 0.4 58.3
4 yrs RAM 44 7 2 5 40.0 65 1 20.0 0 0.0 51 13.0 17.0 32.5 1.5 127.1 0 0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1961 22 MIN KR/PR 20 13 0 7 2 0 0
1962* 23 MIN HB 20 14 11 0 9 3 0 0
1963*+ 24 MIN HB 20 13 13 0 14 2 0 0
1964* 25 MIN HB 20 13 12 0 9 2 0 0
1965 26 MIN HB/PR 20 10 9 0 9 2 0 0
1966 27 MIN HB 20 7 6 0 6 0 0 0
1967 28 RAM 20 13 0 2 2 0 0
1968 29 RAM hb 20 12 7 0 2 0 0 0
1970 31 RAM 20 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
1971 32 WAS rb 20 10 1 0 2 1 0 0
Career 124 59 0 61 14 0 0
6 yrs MIN 70 51 0 54 11 0 0
4 yrs RAM 44 7 0 5 2 0 0
1 yr WAS 10 1 0 2 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1961 22 MIN KR/PR 20 13 3 3 18
1962* 23 MIN HB 20 14 11 2 6 8 48
1963*+ 24 MIN HB 20 13 13 7 2 9 54
1964* 25 MIN HB 20 13 12 4 1 5 30
1965 26 MIN HB/PR 20 10 9 10 1 11 66
1966 27 MIN HB 20 7 6 2 1 3 18
1968 29 RAM hb 20 12 7 3 3 18
1969 30 RAM 20 13 1 1 2 12
1970 31 RAM 20 6 0 1 1 6
Career 124 59 32 13 45 270
6 yrs MIN 70 51 28 11 39 234
4 yrs RAM 44 7 4 2 6 36

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1962
1963
1964

First-Team All-Pro
1963

Rushing Att
1962 NFL 167 (9)
1963 NFL 166 (7)
1964 NFL 169 (7)
Career 1040 (166)

Rushing Yds
1962 NFL 740 (10)
1963 NFL 763 (5)
1964 NFL 691 (8)
1965 NFL 597 (10)
Career 4203 (172)

Rushing TD
1963 NFL 7 (3)
1965 NFL 10 (3)
Career 32 (166)

Long Rush
1962 NFL 71 (3)
1963 NFL 70 (4)
1966 NFL 52 (8)

Yds/Rushing Att
1962 NFL 4.4 (7)
1963 NFL 4.6 (6)
1965 NFL 4.2 (7)

Rushing Yds/Game
1962 NFL 52.9 (10)
1963 NFL 58.7 (5)
1964 NFL 53.2 (8)
1965 NFL 59.7 (4)

Touchdowns
1965 NFL 11 (5)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1965 NFL 11 (5)

Yds From Scrimmage
1962 NFL 1343 (6)
1963 NFL 1128 (6)

All-Purpose Yds
1962 NFL 1696 (5)
1963 NFL 1252 (10)
1965 NFL 1047 (10)

Touches
1962 NFL 221 (9)
1963 NFL 213 (5)
1964 NFL 207 (6)
Career 1345 (158)

Yds/Touch
1961 NFL 9.2 (7)
1962 NFL 7.7 (5)
1965 NFL 6.0 (6)

Kick Returns
1961 NFL 25 (6)

Kick Return Yds
1961 NFL 603 (10)

Punt Returns
1961 NFL 14 (10)

Punt Return Yds
1961 NFL 146 (10)

Yds/Punt Return
1961 NFL 10.4 (5)

Kick & Punt Returns
1961 NFL 39 (5)

Kick & Punt Return Yds
1961 NFL 749 (6)

Fumbles
1962 NFL 9 (3)
1963 NFL 14 (1/42)
1964 NFL 9 (4)
1965 NFL 9 (4)
1966 NFL 6 (10)
Career 61 (84)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19631st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19631st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19631st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19631st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19631st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19642nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19642nd TeamAll-NFLUPI

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 31 6 RB 31 75
1971 32 10 RB 19 91
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