TOM TRACYTracy, John Thomas (The Bomb)Height: 5-9 Weight: 205 Born: September 7, 1934 Birmingham, MI Died: January 24, 1996 Madison Heights, MI High School: Birmingham (MI) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Tennessee | |
| 1952 | Tennessee | |
| 1953 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| 1954 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| Draft: 5th round (50th overall) 1956 Detroit Lions |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | 86 | OHB | 12 | |
| 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1956 OTT IRFU | 86 | HB | 3 | |
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 30 | FB | 4 | 0 |
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL)1957 DET NFL | 30 | FB-LOH | 9 | 1 |
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 30 | ROH | 12 | 7 |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 30 | ROH-FB-LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1960 PIT NFL | 30 | HB | 12 | 12 |
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL | 30 | HB | 14 | 11 |
| 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1962 PIT NFL | 30 | HB | 4 | 0 |
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 30 | HB | 6 | 0 |
| 1963 Washington Redskins (NFL)1963 WAS NFL | 36 | HB | 2 | 1 |
| 1963 Year (NFL)1963 Year NFL | 8 | 1 | ||
| 1964 Washington Redskins (NFL)1964 WAS NFL | 36 | HB | 14 | 0 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 89 | 44 | ||
| 2 Years (CFL)2 Years CFL | 15 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | |
| Draft | 1/17/1956 | 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL |
| Released | 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1956 OTT IRFU | |
| Signed | 10/18/1956 | 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL |
| Traded | 9/9/1958 | 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL |
| Released | 11/15/1963 | 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 11/16/1963 | 1963 Washington Redskins (NFL)1963 WAS NFL |
| Released | 1965 Washington Redskins (NFL)1965 WAS NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1960 PIT NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 63 | |
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 20 |
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | |
| 1963 Washington Redskins (NFL)1963 WAS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1963 Year (NFL)1963 Year NFL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | |
| 1964 Washington Redskins (NFL)1964 WAS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | 1 | 23 | 26 | 88.5 | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1956 OTT IRFU | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 31 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | - | 0 | 199 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 32 | 35 | 91.4 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1960 PIT NFL | 0/0 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 37 |
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0/0 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0 | 37 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | 102 | 729 | 7.1 | 75 | 1 | ||||
| 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1956 OTT IRFU | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL)1957 DET NFL | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 169 | 714 | 4.2 | 64 | 5 | ||||
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 199 | 794 | 4.0 | 51 | 3 | ||||
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1960 PIT NFL | 192 | 680 | 3.5 | 28t | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL | 147 | 402 | 2.7 | 26 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1962 PIT NFL | 20 | 116 | 5.8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Washington Redskins (NFL)1963 WAS NFL | 19 | 50 | 2.6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 Year (NFL)1963 Year NFL | 29 | 61 | 2.1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Washington Redskins (NFL)1964 WAS NFL | 24 | 67 | 2.8 | 16t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 808 | 2912 | 3.6 | 64 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 8 | 270 | 16.9 | 45.0 | 72t | 2 | 12.5 | 2 | 12.5 | 13 | 85.4 | ||||
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 7 | 159 | 13.3 | 53.0 | 68 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 39.6 | ||
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1960 PIT NFL | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 12 | 322 | 14.6 | 35.8 | 70t | 4 | 18.2 | 1 | 4.5 | 10 | 108.9 | ||||
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 8 | 73 | 6.1 | 18.3 | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.2 | ||
| 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1962 PIT NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 | |
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1963 Washington Redskins (NFL)1963 WAS NFL | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 23 | 7.7 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61.8 | |
| 1963 Year (NFL)1963 Year NFL | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 23 | 5.8 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 67 | 24 | 35.8 | 38 | 854 | 12.7 | 35.6 | 72t | 6 | 9.0 | 5 | 7.5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 82.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1956 OTT IRFU | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL)1957 DET NFL | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 32 | 535 | 16.7 | 56 | 4 | ||||||
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 23 | 273 | 11.9 | 45t | 5 | ||||||
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1960 PIT NFL | 24 | 349 | 14.5 | 65t | 4 | ||||||
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL | 14 | 133 | 9.5 | 38 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1962 PIT NFL | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 Washington Redskins (NFL)1963 WAS NFL | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1963 Year (NFL)1963 Year NFL | 7 | 112 | 16.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1964 Washington Redskins (NFL)1964 WAS NFL | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 120 | 1580 | 13.2 | 65t | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 11 | 117 | 10.6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | - | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | 1 | - | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | 8 | - | 169 | 21.1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1956 OTT IRFU | 1 | - | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1960 PIT NFL | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 175 | 21.9 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 9 | 200 | 22.2 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL)1957 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1960 PIT NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1961 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Washington Redskins (NFL)1963 WAS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Year (NFL)1963 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Washington Redskins (NFL)1964 WAS NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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