Thomas Franklin McDonald
Position: FL-HB-SE-WR
Height: 5-9 Weight: 178 lbs.
Born: July 26, 1934 in Roy, NM
College: Oklahoma (school history)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 3rd round (31st overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 75 (508th overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1998, finalist in 1987
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| All-Time Rank: #280. Neil Smith… #281. Steve Atwater… #282. Ty Law… #283. TOMMY MCDONALD… #284. Russ Washington… #285. L.C. Greenwood… #286. Richard Seymour… |
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1957 | 23 | PHI | PR | 25 | 12 | 9 | 228 | 25.3 | 3 | 61 | 0.8 | 19.0 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 22 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 264 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1958* | 24 | PHI | 25 | 10 | 29 | 603 | 20.8 | 9 | 91 | 2.9 | 60.3 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 5 | -1.3 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 599 | 9 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1959* | 25 | PHI | KR/PR/RH | 25 | 12 | 47 | 846 | 18.0 | 10 | 71 | 3.9 | 70.5 | 2 | -10 | 0 | -4 | -5.0 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 836 | 10 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1960* | 26 | PHI | FL | 25 | 12 | 39 | 801 | 20.5 | 13 | 64 | 3.3 | 66.8 | 801 | 13 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1961* | 27 | PHI | FL | 25 | 14 | 64 | 1144 | 17.9 | 13 | 66 | 4.6 | 81.7 | 1144 | 13 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||
| 1962* | 28 | PHI | FL | 25 | 14 | 58 | 1146 | 19.8 | 10 | 60 | 4.1 | 81.9 | 1146 | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1963 | 29 | PHI | FL | 25 | 14 | 41 | 731 | 17.8 | 8 | 75 | 2.9 | 52.2 | 731 | 8 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1964 | 30 | DAL | SE | 25 | 14 | 46 | 612 | 13.3 | 2 | 48 | 3.3 | 43.7 | 612 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1965* | 31 | RAM | FL | 29 | 14 | 67 | 1036 | 15.5 | 9 | 51 | 4.8 | 74.0 | 1036 | 9 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1966 | 32 | RAM | FL | 29 | 13 | 55 | 714 | 13.0 | 2 | 62 | 4.2 | 54.9 | 714 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1967 | 33 | ATL | FL | 8 | 14 | 33 | 436 | 13.2 | 4 | 75 | 2.4 | 31.1 | 436 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1968 | 34 | CLE | 29 | 9 | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 1 | 42 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Career | 152 | 495 | 8410 | 17.0 | 84 | 91 | 3.3 | 55.3 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8432 | 84 | 24 | 93 | |||||
| 7 yrs | PHI | 88 | 0 | 287 | 5499 | 19.2 | 66 | 91 | 3.3 | 62.5 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5521 | 66 | 19 | 65 | |||
| 2 yrs | RAM | 27 | 0 | 122 | 1750 | 14.3 | 11 | 62 | 4.5 | 64.8 | 1750 | 11 | 4 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | ATL | 14 | 0 | 33 | 436 | 13.2 | 4 | 75 | 2.4 | 31.1 | 436 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | CLE | 9 | 0 | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 1 | 42 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | DAL | 14 | 0 | 46 | 612 | 13.3 | 2 | 48 | 3.3 | 43.7 | 612 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1957 | 23 | PHI | PR | 25 | 12 | 26 | 127 | 0 | 28 | 4.9 | 11 | 304 | 0 | 50 | 27.6 | 695 | |
| 1958* | 24 | PHI | 25 | 10 | 18 | 135 | 0 | 35 | 7.5 | 14 | 262 | 0 | 32 | 18.7 | 996 | ||
| 1959* | 25 | PHI | KR/PR/RH | 25 | 12 | 21 | 115 | 1 | 81 | 5.5 | 24 | 444 | 0 | 36 | 18.5 | 1395 | |
| 1960* | 26 | PHI | FL | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 26 | 22.5 | 848 | |
| 1962* | 28 | PHI | FL | 25 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1.6 | 1154 | ||||||
| 1964 | 30 | DAL | SE | 25 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 8.5 | 629 | ||||||
| Career | 152 | 73 | 404 | 1 | 81 | 5.5 | 51 | 1055 | 0 | 50 | 20.7 | 9891 | |||||
| 7 yrs | PHI | 88 | 0 | 71 | 387 | 1 | 81 | 5.5 | 51 | 1055 | 0 | 50 | 20.7 | 6963 | |||
| 1 yr | DAL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 8.5 | 629 | ||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
| 1957 | 23 | PHI | PR | 25 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1958* | 24 | PHI | 25 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1959* | 25 | PHI | KR/PR/RH | 25 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1960* | 26 | PHI | FL | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1961* | 27 | PHI | FL | 25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1962* | 28 | PHI | FL | 25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 29 | PHI | FL | 25 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 30 | DAL | SE | 25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1965* | 31 | RAM | FL | 29 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 32 | RAM | FL | 29 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 152 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | PHI | 88 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | RAM | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | DAL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1957 | 23 | PHI | PR | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1958* | 24 | PHI | 25 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 1959* | 25 | PHI | KR/PR/RH | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 1960* | 26 | PHI | FL | 25 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 78 | |||||||||||
| 1961* | 27 | PHI | FL | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 78 | |||||||||||
| 1962* | 28 | PHI | FL | 25 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 60 | |||||||||||
| 1963 | 29 | PHI | FL | 25 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 1964 | 30 | DAL | SE | 25 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1965* | 31 | RAM | FL | 29 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 54 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | 32 | RAM | FL | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1967 | 33 | ATL | FL | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1968 | 34 | CLE | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 152 | 84 | 1 | 85 | 510 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | PHI | 88 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 67 | 402 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | RAM | 27 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 66 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | ATL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | CLE | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | DAL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1959 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1959 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1960 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1961 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1961 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1961 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1962 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1962 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |