Tom Nowatzke
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Tom Nowatzke (Thomas Matthew Nowatzke) was born on September 30, 1942 in La Porte, Indiana. After going to high school at Elston (Michigan City, IN), Nowatzke attended Indiana University. Nowatzke made his professional debut in the NFL in 1965 with the Detroit Lions. He played for the Detroit Lions and Baltimore Colts over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that 1966 was Tom Nowatzke's best year, as he ran for 512 yards, ran in 6 TDs and hauled in 54 receptions.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1965
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 27
| 73
| 2.7
| 1
| 14
|
| 1966
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 151
| 512
| 3.4
| 6
| 21
|
| 1967
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 70
| 288
| 4.1
| 4
| 15
|
| 1968
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 36
| 116
| 3.2
| 1
| 11
|
| 1969
| DET
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| BLC
| NFL
| 11
| 73
| 248
| 3.4
| 1
| 14
|
| 1971
| BLC
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1972
| BLC
| NFL
| 6
| 3
| 11
| 3.7
| 0
| 6
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 96
| 361
| 1249
| 3.5
| 13
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1965
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 5
| 45
| 9
| 1
| 22t
|
| 1966
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 54
| 316
| 5.9
| 1
| 25
|
| 1967
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 21
| 145
| 6.9
| 2
| 25t
|
| 1968
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 6
| 1.5
| 0
| 5
|
| 1969
| DET
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| BLC
| NFL
| 11
| 16
| 93
| 5.8
| 0
| 17
|
| 1971
| BLC
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| BLC
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 96
| 100
| 605
| 6.1
| 4
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1965
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 2
| 12
| 6
| 12
| 0
|
| 1966
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 3
| 34
| 11.3
| 15
| 0
|
| 1969
| DET
| NFL
| 9
| 1
| 14
| 14
| 14
| 0
|
| 1970
| BLC
| NFL
| 11
| 7
| 93
| 13.3
| 21
| 0
|
| 1971
| BLC
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1972
| BLC
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 96
| 14
| 154
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1965
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| DET
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| BLC
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| BLC
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 29
| 29
| 0
|
| 1972
| BLC
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 96
| 1
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1965
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| DET
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| BLC
| NFL
| 11
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| BLC
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| BLC
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 96
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
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