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Tom Higgins

Higgins, Thomas Joseph John
Height: 6-2 Weight: 230
Born: February 26, 1930 Newark, NJ
Died: September 16, 2013 Piscataway, NJ
High School: West Side (Newark, NJ)
YearCollegeStatus
1949North Carolina
1950North CarolinaLettered
1951North CarolinaLettered
1952North CarolinaLettered
Draft: 6th round (71st overall) 1953 Chicago Cardinals
Relatives: Father of Tom Higgins
Roster Key • Stat Key
YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL73LOT-LDE1210
1954 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1954 PHI NFL77LOT50
1955 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1955 PHI NFL74ROG-ROT124
3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL2914
TransactionDateTeam
Draft1/22/19531953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL
Signed5/18/19531953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL
Free Agent5/1/19541953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL
Released8/9/19541954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL
Signed1954 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1954 PHI NFL
Released9/21/19541954 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1954 PHI NFL
Signed11/10/19541954 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1954 PHI NFL
Free Agent5/1/19561955 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1955 PHI NFL
Signed6/16/19561956 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1956 PHI NFL
Released1956 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1956 PHI NFL
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL0010100
1955 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1955 PHI NFL0020200
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL0030300
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