Tommy McDonald

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Tommy McDonald
Position(s)
Wide receiver		 Jersey #(s)
25
Born July 26, 1934 (1934-07-26) (age 75)
Roy, New Mexico
Career information
Year(s) 1957–1968
NFL Draft 1957 / Round: 3 / Pick: 31
College Oklahoma
Professional teams
Career stats
Receptions 495
Receiving yards 8,410
Touchdowns 84
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards

Thomas Franklin McDonald (born July 26, 1934) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League.

He excelled as a running back at the University of Oklahoma, where he was coached by the renowned Bud Wilkinson and never played in a losing game. He received the Maxwell Award in 1956, and was an All-American in 1955 and 1956.

McDonald was drafted in the third round of the 1957 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Over his 12-year career as a wide receiver, he helped lead the Eagles to a 1960 NFL Championship, was selected for six Pro Bowls, led the league in touchdown receptions twice (1958, 1960), and led the NFL in receiving yards once (1960). He also played for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons and Cleveland Browns. McDonald was the last non-kicker to play in the NFL without a facemask.[1]

McDonald retired after the 1968 season with 495 receptions for 8,410 yards and 84 touchdowns, the second-highest total of touchdown receptions in NFL history at the time. He also rushed for 22 yards and gained 1,459 yards and a touchdown returning punts and kickoffs on special teams, giving him 9,891 career all-purpose yards.

He attended Roy High School in Roy, NM, his freshman year and moved to Albuquerque where he graduated from Highland High School.

He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.

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Oklahoma Sooners Football 1955 Consensus National Champions
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Oklahoma Sooners Football 1956 Consensus National Champions
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Maxwell Award winners
1937: Frank  | 1938: O'Brien  | 1939: Kinnick  | 1940: Harmon  | 1941: Dudley  | 1942: Governali  | 1943: Odell  | 1944: G. Davis  | 1945: Blanchard  | 1946: Trippi  | 1947: D. Walker  | 1948: Bednarik  | 1949: Hart  | 1950: Bagnell  | 1951: Kazmaier  | 1952: Lattner  | 1953: Lattner  | 1954: Beagle  | 1955: Cassady  | 1956: McDonald  | 1957: Reifsnyder  | 1958: Dawkins  | 1959: Lucas  | 1960: Bellino  | 1961: Ferguson  | 1962: Baker  | 1963: Staubach  | 1964: Ressler  | 1965: Nobis  | 1966: Lynch  | 1967: Beban  | 1968: Simpson  | 1969: Reid  | 1970: Plunkett  | 1971: Marinaro  | 1972: Van Pelt | 1973: Cappelletti  | 1974: Joachim  | 1975: Griffin  | 1976: Dorsett  | 1977: Browner  | 1978: Fusina  | 1979: C. White  | 1980: Green  | 1981: Allen  | 1982: H. Walker  | 1983: Rozier  | 1984: Flutie  | 1985: Long  | 1986: Testaverde  | 1987: McPherson  | 1988: Sanders  | 1989: Thompson  | 1990: Detmer  | 1991: Howard  | 1992: Torretta  | 1993: Ward  | 1994: Collins  | 1995: George  | 1996: Wuerffel | 1997: P. Manning  | 1998: Williams  | 1999: Dayne  | 2000: Brees  | 2001: Dorsey  | 2002: Johnson  | 2003: E. Manning  | 2004: J. White  | 2005: Young  | 2006: Quinn  | 2007: Tebow | 2008: Tebow
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Philadelphia Eagles 1960 NFL Champions
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Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team (2007)
Offense: McNabb (QB) • Van Buren (RB) • Byars (FB) • Carmichael (WR) • McDonald (WR) • Pihos (TE) • Thomas (LT) • Key (LG) • Bednarik (C) • Andrews (RG) • Runyan (RT)
Defense: Simmons (DE) • White (DE) • J. Brown (DT) • Johnson (DT) • Bednarik (MLB) • Joyner (OLB) • Wojciechowicz (OLB) • Allen (CB) • Vincent (CB) • Waters (SS) • Dawkins (FS)
Special Teams: T. Brown (KR) • Westbrook (PR) • Akers (PK) • Landeta (P) • Papale (ST)
Coach: Andy Reid
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Eagles Honor Roll inductees
1987: Chuck Bednarik | 1987: Bert Bell | 1987: Harold Carmichael | 1987: Bill Hewitt | 1987: Sonny Jurgensen | 1987: Wilbert Montgomery | 1987: Earle "Greasy" Neale | 1987: Pete Pihos | 1987: Ollie Matson | 1987: Jim Ringo | 1987: Norm Van Brocklin | 1987: Steve Van Buren | 1987: Alex Wojciechowicz | 1988: Bill Bergey | 1988: Tommy McDonald | 1989: Tom Brookshier | 1989: Pete Retzlaff | 1990: Timmy Brown | 1991: Jerry Sisemore | 1991: Stan Walters | 1992: Ron Jaworski | 1993: Bill Bradley | 1994: Dick Vermeil | 1995: Jim Gallagher | 1995: Mike Quick | 1996: Jerome Brown | 1999: Otho Davis | 2005: Reggie White
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Philadelphia Eagles Pro Football Hall of Famers
Chuck Bednarik (1967) | Bert Bell (1963) | Bob Brown (2004) | Mike Ditka (1988) | Bill Hewitt (1971) | Sonny Jurgensen (1983) | James Lofton (2003) | | Ollie Matson (1972) | Tommy McDonald (1998) | Earle "Greasy" Neale (1969) | Pete Pihos (1970) | Jim Ringo (1981) | Norm Van Brocklin (1971) | Steve Van Buren (1965) | Reggie White (2006) | Alex Wojciechowicz (1968)
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Atlanta Falcons Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees
1998: Tommy McDonald • 1999: Eric Dickerson
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1998
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Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2005
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