Tom Colella

Thomas Anthony Colella

Position: HB-TB Throws: Right

6-0, 187lb (183cm, 84kg)

Born: July 3, 1918 in Albion, NY

Died: May 15, 1992 in Buffalo, NY

College: Canisius

High School: Albion (NY)

Draft: Detroit Lions in the 7th round (55th overall) of the 1942 NFL Draft.

1x NFL Champ
3x AAFC Champ

SUMMARY

Career

Rush

199

Yds

753

Y/A

3.8

FantPt

181.7

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1942	24	DET		46	9	2	23	51	0	34	2.2	5.7	2.6								23	2.2	51	0	0
1943	25	DET		46	8	0	15	24	0	18	1.6	3.0	1.9	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1	0.1	-0.1	16	1.4	23	0	0
1944	26	RAM	TB	92	10	8	53	208	2	75	3.9	20.8	5.3	2	64	32.0	1	54	0.2	6.4	55	4.9	272	3	0
1945	27	RAM		34	10	1	46	224	2	30	4.9	22.4	4.6	7	64	9.1	2	20	0.7	6.4	53	5.4	288	4	4
1946	28	CLE		92	14	2	30	118	2	50	3.9	8.4	2.1	1	12	12.0	1	12	0.1	0.9	31	4.2	130	3	0
1947	29	CLE	LH	92	14	7	11	77	1	0	7.0	5.5	0.8	4	63	15.8	1	18	0.3	4.5	15	9.3	140	2	0
1948	30	CLE		92	13	2	14	60	1	0	4.3	4.6	1.1	1	7	7.0	0	7	0.1	0.5	15	4.5	67	1	0
1949	31	BUF		88	11	0	7	-9	0	0	-1.3	-0.8	0.6	2	6	3.0	0	0	0.2	0.5	9	-0.3	-3	0	0
Career					89	22	199	753	8	75	3.8	8.5	2.2	18	215	11.9	5	54	0.2	2.4	217	4.5	968	13	4
3 yrs		CLE			41	11	55	255	4	50	4.6	6.2	1.3	6	82	13.7	2	18	0.1	2.0	61	5.5	337	6	0
2 yrs		DET			17	2	38	75	0	34	2.0	4.4	2.2	1	-1	-1.0	0	0	0.1	-0.1	39	1.9	74	0	0
2 yrs		RAM			20	9	99	432	4	75	4.4	21.6	5.0	9	128	14.2	3	54	0.5	6.4	108	5.2	560	7	4
1 yr		BUF			11	0	7	-9	0	0	-1.3	-0.8	0.6	2	6	3.0	0	0	0.2	0.5	9	-0.3	-3	0	0

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1946	28	CLE		1	0	4	14	0	11	3.5	14.0	4.0								4	3.5	14	0	0
1947	29	CLE		1	1	1	6	0	6	6.0	6.0	1.0	2	7	3.5	0	4	2.0	7.0	3	4.3	13	0	0
1948	30	CLE		1	0	1	1	0	1	1.0	1.0	1.0								1	1.0	1	0	0
Career				3		6	21	0	11	3.5	7.0	2.0	2	7	3.5	0	4	0.7	2.3	8	3.5	28	0	0

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Kicking & Punting

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Kicking & Punting Table
					Games		0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring			Scoring				Kickoffs					Punting
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	Lng	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	KO	KOYds	TB	TB%	KOAvg	Pnt	Yds	Lng	Blck	Y/P
1942	24	DET		46	9	2																							16	609	63	0	38.1
1943	25	DET		46	8	0																							7	315	55	0	45.0
1944	26	RAM	TB	92	10	8											1	1	20	100.0%									33	1247	63	0	37.8
1946	28	CLE		92	14	2																							47	1895	0	0	40.3
1947	29	CLE	LH	92	14	7																							1	36	36	0	36.0
1948	30	CLE		92	13	2																							49	1716	0	0	35.0
1949	31	BUF		88	11	0																							44	1554	0	1	35.3
Career					89	22											1	1	20	100.0%									197	7372	63	1	37.4
3 yrs		CLE			41	11																							97	3647	36	0	37.6
2 yrs		DET			17	2																							23	924	63	0	40.2
2 yrs		RAM			20	9											1	1	20	100.0%									33	1247	63	0	37.8
1 yr		BUF			11	0																							44	1554	0	1	35.3

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	4QC	GWD
1942	24	DET		46	9	2	18	41	43.9	178	0	0.0	4	9.8	23	4.3	0.0	9.9	19.8	17.2	0	0
1943	25	DET		46	8	0	11	31	35.5	103	0	0.0	4	12.9	21	3.3	-2.5	9.4	12.9	5.9	0	0
1944	26	RAM	TB	92	10	8	27	75	36.0	336	4	5.3	10	13.3	25	4.5	-0.5	12.4	33.6	28.9	0	0
1945	27	RAM		34	10	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	0	0
Career					89	22	56	148	37.8	617	4	2.7	18	12.2	25	4.2	-0.8	11.0	6.9	20.4	0	0
3 yrs		CLE			41	11	0	0		0	0		0		0				0.0
2 yrs		DET			17	2	29	72	40.3	281	0	0.0	8	11.1	23	3.9	-1.1	9.7	16.5	12.3	0	0
2 yrs		RAM			20	9	27	76	35.5	336	4	5.3	10	13.2	25	4.4	-0.4	12.4	16.8	28.1	0	0
1 yr		BUF			11	0	0	0		0	0		0		0				0.0		0	0

Adjusted Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Adjusted Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Att	Y/A+	NY/A+	AY/A+	ANY/A+	Cmp%+	TD%+	Int%+	Sack%+	Rate+
1944	26	RAM	TB	92	10	8		75	80		78		84	98	84		88
Career					89	22		148

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Playoffs

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1942	24	DET		46	9	2	1	10	0	10
1944	26	RAM	TB	92	10	8	4	53	0	19
1945	27	RAM		34	10	1							4	1	0	0
1946	28	CLE		92	14	2	10	110	0	0
1947	29	CLE	LH	92	14	7	6	130	1	0
1948	30	CLE		92	13	2	2	34	0	0
1949	31	BUF		88	11	0	3	49	0	0
Career					89	22	26	386	1	19			4	1	0	0
3 yrs		CLE			41	11	18	274	1	0							0.0
2 yrs		DET			17	2	1	10	0	10							0.0
2 yrs		RAM			20	9	4	53	0	19			4	1	0	0	0.0
1 yr		BUF			11	0	3	49	0	0							0.0

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1947	29	CLE		1	1	1	13	0	13	0
1948	30	CLE		1	0	1	1	0	1	0
Career				3		2	14	0	13	0

Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Playoffs

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1942	24	DET		46	9	2	2	14	0	10	7.0	4	74	0	25	18.5	149
1943	25	DET		46	8	0	2	11	0	7	5.5						34
1944	26	RAM	TB	92	10	8	4	65	0	29	16.3	10	241	0	41	24.1	631
1945	27	RAM		34	10	1	1	10	0	10	10.0	3	79	0	30	26.3	377
1946	28	CLE		92	14	2	8	172	0	0	21.5	1	29	0	29	29.0	441
1947	29	CLE	LH	92	14	7	5	113	1	82	22.6	1	13	0	13	13.0	396
1948	30	CLE		92	13	2	5	60	0	0	12.0						161
1949	31	BUF		88	11	0	5	42	0	0	8.4	7	107	0	0	15.3	195
Career					89	22	32	487	1	82	15.2	26	543	0	41	20.9	2384
3 yrs		CLE			41	11	18	345	1	82	19.2	2	42	0	29	21.0	998
2 yrs		DET			17	2	4	25	0	10	6.3	4	74	0	25	18.5	183
2 yrs		RAM			20	9	5	75	0	29	15.0	13	320	0	41	24.6	1008
1 yr		BUF			11	0	5	42	0	0	8.4	7	107	0	0	15.3	195

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1947	29	CLE		1	1						1	16	0	16	16.0	42
1948	30	CLE		1	0	1	18	0	18	18.0						20
Career				3		1	18	0	18	18.0	1	16	0	16	16.0	76

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	IntTD	AllTD	FGM	FGA	Pts
1944	26	RAM	TB	92	10	8	2	1			3	1	1	21
1945	27	RAM		34	10	1	2	2			4			24
1946	28	CLE		92	14	2	2	1			3			18
1947	29	CLE	LH	92	14	7	1	1	1	1	4			24
1948	30	CLE		92	13	2	1				1			6
Career					89	22	8	5	1	1	15	1	1	93
3 yrs		CLE			41	11	4	2	1	1	8			48
2 yrs		DET			17	2								0
2 yrs		RAM			20	9	4	3			7	1	1	45
1 yr		BUF			11	0								0

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