Tom Wilkinson
Thomas Edward Wilkinson
Born: January 4, 1943
Ottumwa, IA
Position: QB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 187
College: Wyoming
High School: Greybull (WY)
Career: 1967-1981
Tom Wilkinson played from 1967 to 1981 during his career with the BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts. Wilkinson threw for 22,579 yards in his career, completing 1,613 of 2,661 passes with 154 touchdowns and 126 interceptions. He also ran for 1,103 yards in 320 attempts with 7 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 11 | 0.0 |
| 1968 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 94.2 |
| 1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 234 | 132 | 56.4 | 2331 | 10.0 | 18 | 7.7 | 19 | 8.1 | 87 | 82.4 |
| 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 137 | 80 | 58.4 | 1272 | 9.3 | 6 | 4.4 | 9 | 6.6 | 75 | 76.7 |
| 1971 | CFL BC Lions | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 236 | 12.4 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 60 | 119.6 |
| 1972 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 268 | 177 | 66.0 | 2475 | 9.2 | 17 | 6.3 | 16 | 6.0 | 67 | 91.9 |
| 1973 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 173 | 103 | 59.5 | 1159 | 6.7 | 10 | 5.8 | 7 | 4.0 | 49 | 82.0 |
| 1974 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 262 | 173 | 66.0 | 2169 | 8.3 | 13 | 5.0 | 7 | 2.7 | 58 | 97.0 |
| 1975 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 305 | 194 | 63.6 | 2859 | 9.4 | 19 | 6.2 | 12 | 3.9 | 83 | 98.5 |
| 1976 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 184 | 109 | 59.2 | 1243 | 6.8 | 4 | 2.2 | 10 | 5.4 | 51 | 64.2 |
| 1977 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 264 | 158 | 59.8 | 1900 | 7.2 | 14 | 5.3 | 11 | 4.2 | 78 | 82.3 |
| 1978 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 292 | 177 | 60.6 | 2394 | 8.2 | 20 | 6.8 | 9 | 3.1 | 64 | 96.7 |
| 1979 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 205 | 120 | 58.5 | 2132 | 10.4 | 17 | 8.3 | 11 | 5.4 | 80 | 99.5 |
| 1980 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 147 | 83 | 56.5 | 1060 | 7.2 | 7 | 4.8 | 9 | 6.1 | 65 | 69.5 |
| 1981 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 151 | 88 | 58.3 | 1293 | 8.6 | 8 | 5.3 | 4 | 2.6 | 43 | 92.9 |
| Totals | 2661 | 1613 | 60.6 | 22579 | 8.5 | 154 | 5.8 | 126 | 4.7 | 87 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1968 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 42 | 257 | 6.1 | 35 | 3 |
| 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 42 | 180 | 4.3 | 20 | 1 |
| 1971 | CFL BC Lions | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| 1972 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 48 | 260 | 5.4 | 23 | 0 |
| 1973 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 25 | 78 | 3.1 | 20 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 38 | 61 | 1.6 | 10 | 1 |
| 1975 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 33 | 80 | 2.4 | 22 | 1 |
| 1976 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 25 | 40 | 1.6 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 23 | 42 | 1.8 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 13 | 17 | 1.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Totals | 320 | 1103 | 3.4 | 35 | 7 |
Receiving:
Kicking:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 9 | 218 | 24.2 | 36 |
| 1979 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 |
| Totals | 10 | 258 | 25.8 | 40 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1974 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1975 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1981 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | CFL | BC Lions | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1973 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
Awards
1974 - CFL Most Outstanding Player
1978 - CFL Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, Offence
Honors
1974 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1974 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1978 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1978 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1979 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1979 - CFL CFL West All-Star
