Tom Watkins

Thomas Watkins
Born: October 23, 1937
West Memphis, AR USA
Deceased: October 29, 2011
Detroit, MI
Position: HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
College: Iowa St.
High School: West Memphis (AR)
Career: 1961-1968
Drafted: 1960 in Round 15, #177 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Drafted: 1961 in Round 8, #57 overall (AFL) by the Oakland Raiders

Tom Watkins played from 1961 to 1968 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers. Watkins ran for 1,791 yards in his career on 468 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 55 passes for 590 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..


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Passing:

Year Team Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Rating
1964NFL Detroit Lions11100.05858.01100.000.058 158.3
Totals11100.05858.01100.000.058 

Rushing:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1961NFL Cleveland Browns432094.921 0
1962NFL Detroit Lions1134854.360 3
1963NFL Detroit Lions974234.432 2
1964NFL Detroit Lions802182.715 1
1965NFL Detroit Lions29953.312 0
1967NFL Detroit Lions1063613.428 4
Totals46817913.860 10

Receiving:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1961NFL Cleveland Browns46616.535 1
1962NFL Detroit Lions12857.129 0
1963NFL Detroit Lions1616810.532 1
1964NFL Detroit Lions1012512.537 1
1965NFL Detroit Lions55310.628 0
1967NFL Detroit Lions89311.627 1
Totals5559010.737 4

Punt Returns:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1962NFL Detroit Lions8425.220 0
1963NFL Detroit Lions3239912.590 1
1964NFL Detroit Lions1623814.968 2
1965NFL Detroit Lions2323410.241 0
1967NFL Detroit Lions15573.818 0
1968NFL Pittsburgh Steelers200.00
Totals9697010.190 3

Kick Returns:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1961NFL Cleveland Browns922625.147 0
1962NFL Detroit Lions1745226.640 0
1963NFL Detroit Lions2144721.333 0
1964NFL Detroit Lions1636823.057 0
1965NFL Detroit Lions1758434.494 0
1967NFL Detroit Lions2041120.644 0
1968NFL Pittsburgh Steelers12222.022 0
Totals101251024.994 0

Defense and Fumbles:


Total Scoring:

Touchdowns Other Total
Year Team Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
1961NFL Cleveland Browns0100006
1962NFL Detroit Lions300000018
1963NFL Detroit Lions211000024
1964NFL Detroit Lions112000024
1967NFL Detroit Lions410000030
Totals10430000000000102


Playing Career:

Year League Team GP GS
1961NFLCleveland Browns100
1962NFLDetroit Lions130
1963NFLDetroit Lions130
1964NFLDetroit Lions140
1965NFLDetroit Lions110
1967NFLDetroit Lions136
1968NFLPittsburgh Steelers10