Tom Myers
Thomas Patrick Myers
Born: October 24, 1950
Cohoes, NY USA
Position: DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 184
College: Syracuse
High School: Pulaski (New Britain, CT)
Career: 1972-1985
Drafted: 1972 in Round 3, #74 overall by the New Orleans Saints
Tom Myers played from 1972 to 1985 during his career with the Houston Gamblers and New Orleans Saints. Myers intercepted 40 passes for 714 yards in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 100.0 |
| NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| NFL | 21 | 135 | 6.4 | 16 | 0 | |
| Totals | 21 | 135 | 6.4 | 16 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| USFL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 21 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 29 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 167 | 27.8 | 97 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 52 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 48 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 54 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 27 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| NFL | 36 | 621 | 17.2 | 97 | 2 | |
| USFL | 4 | 93 | 23.2 | 34 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 714 | 17.8 | 97 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 4.5 | 39.5 | 8.8 |
| USFL | 4.5 | 39.5 | 8.8 | |
| Totals | 4.5 | 39.5 | 8.8 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1975 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 6 |
| 1973 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 12 |
| 1974 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 12 |
| 1975 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 8 |
| 1976 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 12 |
| 1977 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 10 |
| 1978 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 15 |
| 1980 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 15 |
| 1981 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 15 |
| 1984 | USFL | Houston Gamblers | 11 | 5 |
| 1985 | USFL | Houston Gamblers | 18 | 4 |
Honors
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
