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Tom Nowatzke

Thomas Matthew Nowatzke

Position: FB-LB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: September 30, 1942 in La Porte, IN
College: Indiana

Drafted by the New York Jets in the 1st round (4th overall) of the AFL 1965 Draft
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1965 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

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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
1965 23 DET 14 0 27 73 1 14 2.7 5.2 1.9 5 45 9.0 1 22 0.4 3.2 118 2 1
1966 24 DET FB 14 0 151 512 6 21 3.4 36.6 10.8 54 316 5.9 1 25 3.9 22.6 828 7 6
1967 25 DET 14 0 70 288 4 15 4.1 20.6 5.0 21 145 6.9 2 25 1.5 10.4 433 6 3
1968 26 DET 14 0 36 116 1 11 3.2 8.3 2.6 4 6 1.5 0 5 0.3 0.4 122 1 2
1969 27 DET 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
1970 28 BAL fb 11 0 73 248 1 14 3.4 22.5 6.6 16 93 5.8 0 17 1.5 8.5 341 1 3
1971 29 BAL 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 1 0 0
1972 30 BAL 6 0 3 11 0 6 3.7 1.8 0.5 11 0 0
Career 96 0 361 1249 13 21 3.5 13.0 3.8 100 605 6.1 4 25 1.0 6.3 1854 17 15
5 yrs DET 65 0 284 989 12 21 3.5 15.2 4.4 84 512 6.1 4 25 1.3 7.9 1501 16 12
3 yrs IND 31 0 77 260 1 14 3.4 8.4 2.5 16 93 5.8 0 17 0.5 3.0 353 1 3

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1965 23 DET 14 0 2 12 0 12 6.0 130
1968 26 DET 14 0 3 34 0 15 11.3 156
1969 27 DET 9 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
1970 28 BAL fb 11 0 7 93 0 21 13.3 434
1971 29 BAL 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 2
Career 96 0 14 154 0 21 11.0 2008
5 yrs DET 65 0 6 60 0 15 10.0 1561
3 yrs IND 31 0 8 94 0 21 11.8 447

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1965 23 DET 14 0 1 1 0 0
1966 24 DET FB 14 0 6 0 0 0
1967 25 DET 14 0 3 0 0 0
1968 26 DET 14 0 2 0 0 0
1970 28 BAL fb 11 0 3 2 0 0
1971 29 BAL 14 0 1 29 0 29
Career 96 0 1 29 0 29 15 3 0 0
5 yrs DET 65 0 12 1 0 0
3 yrs IND 31 0 1 29 0 29 3 2 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1965 23 DET 14 0 1 1 12
1966 24 DET FB 14 0 6 1 42
1967 25 DET 14 0 4 2 36
1968 26 DET 14 0 1 6
1970 28 BAL fb 11 0 1 6
Career 96 0 13 4 102
5 yrs DET 65 0 12 4 96
3 yrs IND 31 0 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Rushing TD

1966 NFL 6 (9)

Receptions

1966 NFL 54 (10)

Fumbles

1966 NFL 6 (10)

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)

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 28 11 RB 40 64
1971 29 14 RB 139
1972 30 6 RB 1 135
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