Tom Adams (American football)
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Birth name | Thomas Frank Adams |
Nationality | American |
Born | April 26, 1940 |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) |
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High school: | Kewatin (Keewatin, Minnesota) |
College: | UMD (1958–1962) |
Position: | Wide receiver |
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Basketball career | |
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College | UMD (1958–1962) |
Position | Forward |
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Thomas Frank Adams (born April 26, 1940) is a former American football player who played as a wide receiver. Born in Keewatin, Minnesota, he attended Keewatin High School and the University of Minnesota–Duluth where he played both football and basketball and won two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football championships.[1] He played six times in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings in 1962, starting once; he made three receptions for a total of 51 yards, with a long of 32 yards.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vikings' Hayes signs '62 pact; Adams Acquired". Star Tribune. March 16, 1962. p. 18. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tom Adams". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
Categories:
- 1940 births
- Living people
- People from Keewatin, Minnesota
- Players of American football from Minnesota
- American football wide receivers
- American men's basketball players
- Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's basketball players
- Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs football players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football wide receiver, 1940s birth stubs