Tommy Adkins
Appearance
Date of birth | May 7, 1932 |
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Place of birth | Corbin, Kentucky, U.S. |
Date of death | July 8, 2013 | (aged 81)
Place of death | Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | C/LB |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
US college | Kentucky |
NFL draft | 1954 / round: 17 / pick: 197 |
Drafted by | Baltimore Colts |
Career history | |
As player | |
1954 | Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
Thomas Joseph Adkins Jr. (May 7, 1932 – July 8, 2013) was an American football center and linebacker who played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played 12 regular season games and made two interceptions during the 1954 season. Prior to playing for the Argonauts, Adkins was drafted in the 17th round of the 1954 NFL draft by the Baltimore Colts with the 197th overall pick. He never played with the Colts during the regular season.[1] Adkins died in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on July 8, 2013, at the age of 81.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Maher, Tod; Gill, Bob (2013). The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012. Maher Sports Media. p. 140. ISBN 978-0983513667.
- ^ "Thomas Joseph Adkins, Jr". Tribute Archive. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
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Categories:
- 1932 births
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- American football linebackers
- Kentucky Wildcats football players
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- Canadian football linebackers
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Players of Canadian football from Kentucky
- Players of American football from Kentucky
- Canadian football linebacker stubs