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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

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

Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1961 Draft
Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the AFL 1961 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1961 22 MIN RET 13 0 60 226 3 21 3.8 17.4 4.6 20 122 6.1 0 18 1.5 9.4 348 3 7
1962* 23 MIN HB 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
1963*+ 24 MIN HB 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
1964* 25 MIN HB 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
1965 26 MIN HB 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
1966 27 MIN HB 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
1967 28 RAM 13 0 63 213 0 16 3.4 16.4 4.8 13 70 5.4 0 24 1.0 5.4 283 0 2
1968 29 RAM hb 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
1969 30 RAM 13 0 33 135 1 17 4.1 10.4 2.5 11 185 16.8 1 67 0.8 14.2 320 2 0
1970 31 RAM 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
1971 32 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
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
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
4 yrs STL 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
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

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1961 22 MIN RET 13 0 14 146 0 23 10.4 25 603 0 42 24.1 1097
1962* 23 MIN HB 14 11 6 52 0 16 8.7 12 301 0 42 25.1 1696
1963*+ 24 MIN HB 13 13 4 63 0 23 15.8 3 61 0 21 20.3 1252
1964* 25 MIN HB 13 12 10 150 0 45 15.0 2 36 0 25 18.0 1116
1965 26 MIN HB 10 9 9 63 0 17 7.0 3 66 0 26 22.0 1047
1966 27 MIN HB 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos 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%
1961 22 MIN RET 13 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1962* 23 MIN HB 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 13 12 1 1 100.0 30 1 100.0 0 0.0 30 30.0 40.0 30.0 2.3 158.3
1965 26 MIN HB 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 13 0 2 3 66.7 65 1 33.3 0 0.0 51 21.7 25.0 32.5 5.0 149.3
1968 29 RAM hb 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 2.8 31.7 0.8 73.8 0 0 10.6 2.8 0.0
6 yrs MIN 70 51 1 4 25.0 30 1 25.0 2 50.0 30 7.5 -12.5 30.0 0.4 58.3
4 yrs STL 44 7 2 5 40.0 65 1 20.0 0 0.0 51 13.0 15.0 32.5 1.5 127.1 0 0

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
1961 22 MIN RET 13 0 7 2 0 0
1962* 23 MIN HB 14 11 9 3 0 0
1963*+ 24 MIN HB 13 13 14 2 0 0
1964* 25 MIN HB 13 12 9 2 0 0
1965 26 MIN HB 10 9 9 2 0 0
1966 27 MIN HB 7 6 6 0 0 0
1967 28 RAM 13 0 2 2 0 0
1968 29 RAM hb 12 7 2 0 0 0
1970 31 RAM 6 0 1 0 0 0
1971 32 WAS 10 1 2 1 0 0
Career 124 59 61 14 0 0
6 yrs MIN 70 51 54 11 0 0
4 yrs STL 44 7 5 2 0 0
1 yr WAS 10 1 2 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
1961 22 MIN RET 13 0 3 18
1962* 23 MIN HB 14 11 2 6 48
1963*+ 24 MIN HB 13 13 7 2 54
1964* 25 MIN HB 13 12 4 1 30
1965 26 MIN HB 10 9 10 1 66
1966 27 MIN HB 7 6 2 1 18
1968 29 RAM hb 12 7 3 18
1969 30 RAM 13 0 1 1 12
1970 31 RAM 6 0 1 6
Career 124 59 32 13 270
6 yrs MIN 70 51 28 11 234
4 yrs STL 44 7 4 2 36

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1962
1963
1964

1st-team All-Pro

1963

Rushing Att

1962 NFL 167 (9)
1963 NFL 166 (7)
1964 NFL 169 (7)
Career 1040 (148)

Rushing Yds

1962 NFL 740 (10)
1963 NFL 763 (5)
1964 NFL 691 (8)
1965 NFL 597 (10)
Career 4203 (151)

Rushing TD

1963 NFL 7 (3)
1965 NFL 10 (3)
Career 32 (149)

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 (140)

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-- 41)
1964 NFL 9 (4)
1965 NFL 9 (4)
1966 NFL 6 (10)
Career 61 (78)

   

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
1963 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1963 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1964 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1964 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 31 6 RB 31 80
1971 32 10 RB 19 98
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