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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1950-03-05)March 5, 1950 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | October 10, 2002(2002-10-10) (aged 52) Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Duncan U. Fletcher (FL) | ||||||||
| College: | Miami | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1972 / round: 15 / pick: 378 | ||||||||
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Thomas Ashley Sullivan (March 5, 1950 – October 10, 2002) was an American professional football running back with two National Football League (NFL) teams.
College football career
Sullivan was a running back with Miami (FL) from 1969 to 1971.
- 1969: 79 carries for 319 yards. 9 catches for 86 yards.
- 1970: 156 carries for 461 yards. 9 catches for 48 yards.
- 1971: 150 carries for 761 yards and 2 TD. 18 catches for 198 yards.
NFL career
His best success came with the Philadelphia Eagles. In his second year with the team, Sullivan surpassed the 900 yard rushing yard mark and in his third year he led the NFL in rushing touchdowns. Sullivan made news when his first wife, from whom he separated but never divorced, and second wife both claimed his pension. He died in a car accident in 2002.
NFL career statistics
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| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1972 | PHI | 12 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1973 | PHI | 13 | 13 | 217 | 968 | 4.5 | 37 | 4 | 50 | 322 | 6.4 | 29 | 1 |
| 1974 | PHI | 14 | 14 | 244 | 760 | 3.1 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 312 | 8.0 | 23 | 1 |
| 1975 | PHI | 14 | 12 | 173 | 632 | 3.7 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 276 | 9.9 | 35 | 0 |
| 1976 | PHI | 13 | 8 | 99 | 399 | 4.0 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 116 | 8.3 | 21 | 1 |
| 1977 | PHI | 14 | 13 | 125 | 363 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 223 | 8.6 | 30 | 2 |
| 1978 | CLE | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 84 | 60 | 876 | 3,142 | 3.6 | 37 | 17 | 162 | 1,286 | 7.9 | 35 | 5 | ||
References
- "Tom Sullivan College Stats".
- "State Supreme Court rejects putative spouse doctrine".
- "ESPN Classic - Ex-Eagle Sullivan dies at 52".
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