Timmy Newsome
Timothy Arthur Newsome
Born: May 17, 1958
Ahoskie, NC USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 232
College: Winston-Salem St.
High School: Ahoskie (NC)
Career: 1980-1988
Drafted: 1980 in Round 6, #162 overall by the Dallas Cowboys
Timmy Newsome played from 1980 to 1988 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys. Newsome ran for 1,226 yards in his career on 342 attempts, scoring 19 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 212 passes for 1,966 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 25 | 79 | 3.2 | 23 | 2 |
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 98 | 6.5 | 25 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 44 | 185 | 4.2 | 20 | 2 |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 66 | 268 | 4.1 | 30 | 5 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 88 | 252 | 2.9 | 15 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 34 | 110 | 3.2 | 13 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 25 | 121 | 4.8 | 24 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 32 | 75 | 2.3 | 8 | 3 |
| Totals | 342 | 1226 | 3.6 | 30 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 46 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 18 | 250 | 13.9 | 52 | 4 |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 26 | 263 | 10.1 | 29 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 46 | 361 | 7.8 | 24 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 48 | 421 | 8.8 | 30 | 3 |
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 34 | 274 | 8.1 | 30 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 30 | 236 | 7.9 | 32 | 0 |
| Totals | 212 | 1966 | 9.3 | 52 | 11 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 293 | 24.4 | 36 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 228 | 19.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 677 | 19.9 | 36 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1988 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 4 |
| 1985 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 13 |
| 1986 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 12 |
| 1987 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 8 |
| 1988 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 8 |
