TOMMY RUNNELSRunnels, Melvin ThomasHeight: 5-10 Weight: 187 Born: January 28, 1934 Fort Worth, TX Died: April 7, 2012 Granbury, TX High School: North Side (Fort Worth, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | North Texas | |
| 1952 | North Texas | Lettered |
| 1953 | North Texas | Lettered |
| 1954 | North Texas | Lettered |
| 1955 | North Texas |
| Draft: 14th round (168th overall) 1956 Los Angeles Rams |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 25 | LOH | 11 | 8 |
| 1957 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 25 | LOH | 12 | 3 |
| 2 Years (NFL) | 23 | 11 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 96 | 334 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 20 | 52 | 2.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 116 | 386 | 3.3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 34 | 11.3 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77.1 | |
| 1957 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 69 | 17.3 | 34.5 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 95.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1957 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 59 | 0 | ||||
| 1957 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 10 | 76 | 7.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 18 | 167 | 9.3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 17 | 375 | 22.1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 19 | 441 | 23.2 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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