Tommy McDonald
Thomas Franklin McDonald
Born: July 26, 1934
Roy, NM USA
Deceased: September 24, 2018
Position: FL-HB-SE-WR
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 178
College: Oklahoma
High School: Roy (NM); Highland (Albuquerque, NM)
Career: 1957-1968
Drafted: 1957 in Round 3, #31 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998
Tommy McDonald played from 1957 to 1968 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles. McDonald ran for 22 yards in his career on 17 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 495 passes for 8,410 yards and 84 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 112.5 |
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 147.9 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 22 | 1.3 | 22 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 228 | 25.3 | 61 | 3 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 29 | 603 | 20.8 | 91 | 9 |
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 47 | 846 | 18.0 | 71 | 10 |
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 39 | 801 | 20.5 | 64 | 13 |
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 64 | 1144 | 17.9 | 66 | 13 |
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 58 | 1146 | 19.8 | 60 | 10 |
| 1963 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 41 | 731 | 17.8 | 75 | 8 |
| 1964 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 46 | 612 | 13.3 | 48 | 2 |
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 67 | 1036 | 15.5 | 51 | 9 |
| 1966 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 55 | 714 | 13.0 | 62 | 2 |
| 1967 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 33 | 436 | 13.2 | 75 | 4 |
| 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 42 | 1 |
| Totals | 495 | 8410 | 17.0 | 91 | 84 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 26 | 127 | 4.9 | 28 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 18 | 135 | 7.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 21 | 115 | 5.5 | 81 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 73 | 404 | 5.5 | 81 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 304 | 27.6 | 50 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 262 | 18.7 | 32 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 444 | 18.5 | 36 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 51 | 1055 | 20.7 | 50 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||||||
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||||||||
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 510 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 0 |
Honors
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
