Tony Adams
Anthony Lee Adams
Born: March 9, 1950
San Antonio, TX USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 198
College: Texas, Utah St.
High School: Ramona (Riverside, CA)
Career: 1974-1987
Drafted: 1973 in Round 14, #343 overall by the San Diego Chargers
Tony Adams played from 1974 to 1987 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, Southern California Sun and Toronto Argonauts. Adams threw for 9,869 yards in his career, completing 768 of 1,384 passes with 48 touchdowns and 69 interceptions. He also ran for 589 yards in 162 attempts with 9 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL Southern California Sun | 510 | 276 | 54.1 | 3905 | 7.7 | 23 | 4.5 | 18 | 3.5 | 70 | 40 | 361 | 79.4 |
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 77 | 36 | 46.8 | 445 | 5.8 | 2 | 2.6 | 4 | 5.2 | 32 | 11 | 85 | 52.1 |
| 1976 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 71 | 36 | 50.7 | 575 | 8.1 | 3 | 4.2 | 4 | 5.6 | 49 | 9 | 79 | 68.7 |
| 1977 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 92 | 47 | 51.1 | 691 | 7.5 | 2 | 2.2 | 11 | 12.0 | 63 | 18 | 136 | 43.6 |
| 1978 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 79 | 44 | 55.7 | 415 | 5.3 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.8 | 26 | 3 | 27 | 63.0 |
| 1979 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 394 | 241 | 61.2 | 2692 | 6.8 | 13 | 3.3 | 18 | 4.6 | 50 | 73.5 | ||
| 1980 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 72 | 39 | 54.2 | 539 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 8.3 | 68 | 43.7 | ||
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 89 | 49 | 55.1 | 607 | 6.8 | 3 | 3.4 | 5 | 5.6 | 63 | 18 | 120 | 64.2 |
| WFL | 510 | 276 | 54.1 | 3905 | 7.7 | 23 | 4.5 | 18 | 3.5 | 70 | 40 | 361 | ||
| NFL | 408 | 212 | 52.0 | 2733 | 6.7 | 12 | 2.9 | 27 | 6.6 | 63 | 59 | 447 | ||
| CFL | 466 | 280 | 60.1 | 3231 | 6.9 | 13 | 2.8 | 24 | 5.2 | 68 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1384 | 768 | 55.5 | 9869 | 7.1 | 48 | 3.5 | 69 | 5.0 | 70 | 99 | 808 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL Southern California Sun | 60 | 217 | 3.6 | 34 | 8 |
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 42 | 5.2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 59 | 205 | 3.5 | 20 | 1 |
| 1980 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 |
| WFL | 60 | 217 | 3.6 | 34 | 8 | |
| NFL | 38 | 155 | 4.1 | 21 | 0 | |
| CFL | 64 | 217 | 3.4 | 20 | 1 | |
| Totals | 162 | 589 | 3.6 | 34 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 9 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | WFL Southern California Sun | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | ||
| 1979 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| WFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | |
| CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL | Southern California Sun | 20 | |
| 1975 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 3 |
| 1978 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 2 |
| 1979 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 3 |
Awards
1974 - WFL Most Valuable Player
Honors
1974 - WFL Pro Football Weekly All-WFL
