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Buddy Tinsley

Tinsley, Robert Porter, Jr.
Position: T
Height: 6-2 Weight: 245
Born: August 16, 1924 Damon, TX
Died: September 14, 2011 Winnipeg, MB
High School: Barbers Hill (Mont Belvieu, TX)

Year	College	Status
1942	Baylor
1946	Baylor	Roster
1947	Baylor	Lettered
1948	Baylor	Lettered

Draft: 7th round (54th overall) 1948 Philadelphia Eagles

Military Service: United States Navy

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC	48	ROT-RDT	11	10
1950 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1950 WPG WIFU	66	T	12
1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1951 WPG WIFU	66	T	14
1952 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1952 WPG WIFU	66	T	15
1953 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1953 WPG WIFU	66	OT-DT	14
1954 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1954 WPG WIFU	64	T	14
1955 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1955 WPG WIFU	64	OT	16
1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1956 WPG WIFU	64	OT-DT	16
1957 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1957 WPG WIFU	64	OT	16
1958 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1958 WPG WIFU	64	DT	14
1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1959 WPG WIFU	64	OT-LDT	15
1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1960 WPG WIFU	64	RDT	15
1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL			11	10
11 Years (CFL)11 Years CFL			161

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	12/19/1947	1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL
Signed	1/5/1949	1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC
Allocation Draft	6/2/1950	1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL
Released		1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL
Signed		1950 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1950 WPG WIFU
Restricted Free Agent		1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1956 WPG WIFU
Signed	2/16/1957	1957 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1957 WPG WIFU
Free Agent		1958 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1958 WPG WIFU
Signed	4/15/1959	1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1959 WPG WIFU
Free Agent		1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1960 WPG WIFU

AWARDS
1982 CANADIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1951 WPG WIFU	0	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		1	0	1
1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1960 WPG WIFU	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	6
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	1	0	0					0	0		1	0	7

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1960 WPG WIFU	1	1	1.0	1	1		0	0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1951 WPG WIFU		2		19	9.5		0
1955 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1955 WPG WIFU		2		35	17.5	24	0		1	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL		4		54	13.5	24	0			0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1954 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1954 WPG WIFU	1	21	21.0	21	0
1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1960 WPG WIFU	1	0	0.0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	2	21	10.5	21	0

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL	TB	I20	OB	DN	RYDS	NYDS	NET
1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1951 WPG WIFU	13	387	29.8		0	-
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	13	387	29.8		0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1951 WPG WIFU	1	-	15	15.0	15	0	0	0
1952 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1952 WPG WIFU	2	-	30	15.0	25	0	1	0
1953 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1953 WPG WIFU	1	-	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
1954 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1954 WPG WIFU	1	-	18	18.0	18	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	5		63	12.6	25	0	1	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1954 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1954 WPG WIFU	1		1	1	2	4	0
1958 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1958 WPG WIFU	0	0		2	2	0	0
1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1959 WPG WIFU				1	1	0	0
1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1960 WPG WIFU	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	1	0	1	5	6	4	0

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