Tommy Watkins
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Tommy Watkins (Thomas Watkins) was born on October 23, 1937 in West Memphis, Arkansas. After going to high school at West Memphis (AR), Watkins attended East Los Angeles JC and Iowa State University. Watkins made his professional debut in the NFL in 1961 with the Cleveland Browns. He played for the Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that 1963 was Tommy Watkins's best year, as he ran back a punt for a touchdown.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1961
| CLE
| NFL
| 10
| 43
| 209
| 4.9
| 0
| 21
|
| 1962
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 113
| 485
| 4.3
| 3
| 60
|
| 1963
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 97
| 423
| 4.4
| 2
| 32
|
| 1964
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 80
| 218
| 2.7
| 1
| 15
|
| 1965
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 29
| 95
| 3.3
| 0
| 12
|
| 1967
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 106
| 361
| 3.4
| 4
| 28
|
| 1968
| PIT
| NFL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 7 year NFL career
| 75
| 468
| 1791
| 3.8
| 10
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1961
| CLE
| NFL
| 10
| 4
| 66
| 16.5
| 1
| 35
|
| 1962
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 12
| 85
| 7.1
| 0
| 29
|
| 1963
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 16
| 168
| 10.5
| 1
| 32
|
| 1964
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 10
| 125
| 12.5
| 1
| 37
|
| 1965
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 5
| 53
| 10.6
| 0
| 28
|
| 1967
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 8
| 93
| 11.6
| 1
| 27
|
| 1968
| PIT
| NFL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 7 year NFL career
| 75
| 55
| 590
| 10.7
| 4
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1961
| CLE
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 8
| 42
| 5.3
| 4
| 20
| 0
|
| 1963
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 32
| 399
| 12.5
| 12
| 90t
| 1
|
| 1964
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 16
| 238
| 14.9
| 6
| 68t
| 2
|
| 1965
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 23
| 234
| 10.2
| 11
| 41
| 0
|
| 1967
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 15
| 57
| 3.8
| 3
| 18
| 0
|
| 1968
| PIT
| NFL
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 7 year NFL career
| 75
| 96
| 970
| 10.1
| 36
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1961
| CLE
| NFL
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1965
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 13
| 0
|
| 1967
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
|
| 1968
| PIT
| NFL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 7 year NFL career
| 75
| 23
| 10
| 1
| 22
| 0
|
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1961
| CLE
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| DET
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 100
| 58
| 58
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 158.3
|
| 1965
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| DET
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| PIT
| NFL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 7 year NFL career
| 75
| 1
| 1
| 100
| 58
| 58
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 158.3
|
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