Tommy Runnels
Melvin Thomas Runnels
Born: January 28, 1934
Fort Worth, TX USA
Deceased: April 7, 2012
Granbury, TX
Position: HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 187
College: North Texas
High School: North Side (Fort Worth, TX)
Career: 1956-1957
Drafted: 1956 in Round 14, #168 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Tommy Runnels played from 1956 to 1957 during his career with the Washington Redskins. Runnels ran for 386 yards in his career on 116 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 7 passes for 60 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 77.1 |
1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 118.8 |
Totals | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 69 | 17.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 96 | 334 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 |
1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 20 | 52 | 2.6 | 16 | 0 |
Totals | 116 | 386 | 3.3 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 22 | 1 |
1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Totals | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 22 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 59 | 0 |
1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 10 | 76 | 7.6 | 16 | 0 |
Totals | 18 | 167 | 9.3 | 59 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 17 | 375 | 22.1 | 37 | 0 |
1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 38 | 0 |
Totals | 19 | 441 | 23.2 | 38 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 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 |
1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1956 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 0 |
1957 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 0 |