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Tommy Runnels

Melvin Thomas Runnels

Position: HB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 187 lbs.

Born: January 28, 1934 in Fort Worth, TX
Died: April 7, 2012 in Granbury, TX
College: North Texas   (school history)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 14th round (168th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 5 (8958th overall since 1950)

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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
1956 22 WAS KR/LH 25 11 96 334 0 17 3.5 30.4 8.7 6 56 9.3 1 22 0.5 5.1 390 1 4 4
1957 23 WAS 25 10 20 52 0 16 2.6 5.2 2.0 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.1 0.4 56 0 3 1
Career 21 116 386 0 17 3.3 18.4 5.5 7 60 8.6 1 22 0.3 2.9 446 1 7 5

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
1956 22 WAS KR/LH 25 11 8 91 0 59 11.4 17 375 0 37 22.1 856
1957 23 WAS 25 10 10 76 0 16 7.6 2 66 0 38 33.0 198
Career 21 18 167 0 59 9.3 19 441 0 38 23.2 1054

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
1956 22 WAS KR/LH 25 11 1 3 33.3 34 0 0.0 0 0.0 34 11.3 11.3 34.0 3.1 77.1 0 0
1957 23 WAS 25 10 1 1 100.0 35 0 0.0 0 0.0 35 35.0 35.0 35.0 3.5 118.7 0 0
Career 21 2 4 50.0 69 0 0.0 0 0.0 35 17.3 17.3 34.5 3.3 95.8 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
1956 22 WAS KR/LH 25 11 0 4 1 0 0
1957 23 WAS 25 10 0 3 2 0 0
Career 21 0 7 3 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
1956 22 WAS KR/LH 25 11 1 1 6
Career 21 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Yds/Touch
1956 NFL 6.7 (10)

Kick Returns
1956 NFL 17 (4)

Long Punt Return
1956 NFL 59 (7)

Kick & Punt Return Yds
1956 NFL 466 (5)