Tom Fears
Thomas Jesse Fears
Born: December 3, 1923
Los Angeles, CA USA
College: Santa Clara
High School: Manual Arts (Los Angeles, CA)
Deceased: January 4, 2000
Palm Desert, CA
Coaching Career: 1967-1975
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1970
Playing statistics
Tom Fears compiled a record of 33 wins and 46 losses and 2 ties in his coaching career with the New Orleans Saints and Southern California Sun. He began coaching during the 1967 season and last coached during the 1975 campaign.
Coaching Record:
Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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Season | League | Team | G | W | L | T | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
1967 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | ||||||
1968 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | ||||||
1969 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | ||||||
1970 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | ||||||
1974 | WFL | Southern California Sun | 20 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
1975 | WFL | Southern California Sun | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | |||||||
Totals | 81 | 33 | 46 | 2 | .420 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1950s Team