Tommy Mason

Tommy Mason
No. 20
Date of birth	July 8, 1939
Place of birth	Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of death	January 22, 2015 (aged 75)
Place of death	Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Running back
US college	Tulane
AFL draft	1961 / round: 1 / pick: 2; (By the Boston Patriots)
NFL draft	1961 / round: 1 / pick: 1
Career history
As player
1961–1966	Minnesota Vikings
1967–1970	Los Angeles Rams
1971	Washington Redskins
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	3 (1962–64)
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Thomas Cyril "Tommy" Mason (July 8, 1939 – January 22, 2015) was an American football running back in the National Football League.

College career

Mason played college football for Tulane University.

1959: 10 Games – 81 carries for 336 yards. 5 catches for 54 yards and 2 TD.^[1]
1960: 10 Games – 120 carries for 663 yards. 28 catches for 376 yards and 5 TD.

Professional career

Mason was selected first overall by the expansion Minnesota Vikings in the 1961 NFL Draft. In six seasons with the Vikings, he rushed for 3,252 yards and scored 28 touchdowns. In 1967, he was signed by the Los Angeles Rams. He played with the Rams for four years, but accumulated only four touchdowns and less than 900 yards. He finished his career with the Washington Redskins in 1971 before retiring.

Records

Mason ranks seventh in total rushing yards and sixth in rushing touchdowns for the Minnesota Vikings.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Mason married gymnast Cathy Rigby in 1972. They were divorced in 1981. Mason married Louise England in 1987, they divorced in 1994. He married Karen Kay Mason, in 1999. He died in hospice care at Newport Beach, California on January 22, 2015.^[2]

References

^ Profile, sports-reference.com; accessed January 26, 2015.
^ Notice of death of Tommy Mason, startribune.com; accessed January 26, 2015.

External links

Profile, pro-football-reference.com; accessed January 26, 2015.

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[1] Profile, sports-reference.com; accessed January 26, 2015.

[2] Notice of death of Tommy Mason, startribune.com; accessed January 26, 2015.

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