Tom FranckhauserFranckhauser, Thomas AnthonyHeight: 6-0 Weight: 195 Born: May 26, 1937 Steubenville, OH Died: April 17, 1997 Houston, TX High School: Catholic Central (Steubenville, OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Purdue | Freshmen Team |
| 1956 | Purdue | Lettered |
| 1957 | Purdue | Lettered |
| 1958 | Purdue | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | 81 | LDH | 12 | 10 |
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 32 | LCB | 12 | 12 |
| 1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL | 32 | LS | 6 | 4 |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 40 | LCB-LS-RS | 14 | 6 |
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 40 | RS-LCB | 14 | 8 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 58 | 40 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/2/1958 | 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL |
| Signed | 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | |
| Expansion Draft | 3/13/1960 | 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL |
| Traded | 12/29/1961 | 1962 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1962 CLE NFL |
| Traded | 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | |
| Injured Reserve? | 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL | |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1965 | 1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1964 MIN NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 24 | 0 |
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 122 | 9.4 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 2 | 19 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 26 | 526 | 20.2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 30 | 620 | 20.7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1963 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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