Tom McCormick

For the welterweight boxer of the 1910s, see Tom McCormick (boxer).

Tom McCormick
Career information
Date of birth	(1930-05-16)May 16, 1930
Place of birth	Waco, Texas
Date of death	September 20, 2012(2012-09-20) (aged 82)
Place of death	Flippin, Arkansas
Position(s)	Halfback
College	Pacific (CA)
NFL draft	1952 / Round: 8 / Pick: 97
Career history
As player
1953–1955	Los Angeles Rams
1956	San Francisco 49ers
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com

Thomas Mike McCormick (May 16, 1930 – September 20, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers.^[1] He played college football at the University of Pacific.

McCormick was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams^[2] in the eighth round (97th overall) of the 1952 NFL Draft. He played three seasons for the Rams from 1953 to 1955. He then played for the San Francisco 49ers in 1956.

During his four-year career he played in 32 games and gained 272 yards rushing on 86 carries. He had one career touchdown. As a kick return man he gained 10 yards on 9 punt returns and 243 yards on 11 kickoff returns for the Rams and 49ers. He recovered four fumbles during his professional career.

McCormick was as an assistant coach under Norm Van Brocklin with the Minnesota Vikings and under Vince Lombardi for the Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers.

References

↑ "Tom McCormick NFL & AFL Football Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
↑ "McCormick Signed by Rams". New York Times. May 16, 1953. p. 13. Retrieved 2010-07-17.

Green Bay Packers Super Bowl II champions

12 Zeke Bratkowski 13 Don Horn 15 Bart Starr (MVP) 21 Bob Jeter 23 Travis Williams 24 Willie Wood 26 Herb Adderley 27 Claudis James 30 Chuck Mercein 33 Jim Grabowski 34 Don Chandler 36 Ben Wilson 40 Tom Brown 43 Doug Hart 44 Donny Anderson 45 John Rowser 50 Bob Hyland 55 Jim Flanigan 56 Tommy Crutcher 57 Ken Bowman 60 Lee Roy Caffey 63 Fred Thurston 64 Jerry Kramer 66 Ray Nitschke 68 Gale Gillingham 72 Steve Wright 73 Jim Weatherwax 74 Henry Jordan 75 Forrest Gregg 76 Bob Skoronski 77 Ron Kostelnik 78 Bob Brown 80 Bob Long 81 Marv Fleming 82 Lionel Aldridge 83 Allen Brown 84 Carroll Dale 85 Max McGee 86 Boyd Dowler 87 Willie Davis 88 Dick Capp 89 Dave Robinson

Head Coach: Vince Lombardi

Coaches: Phil Bengtson Jerry Burns Wally Cruice Dave Hanner Tom McCormick Bob Schnelker Ray Wietecha

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