Tommy McDonald

Played 7 seasons as a WR for the Philadelphia Eagles (1957-63)

 

Drafted in the 3^rd Round of the NFL draft by the Eagles (1957)

 

Won the Maxwell Award as College Football Player of the Year (1956)

 

Career stats with the Eagles: 287 Receptions, 5499 Receiving Yards, 19.2 Yards/Reception, 66 Receiving TD, 67 TD

 

Played in 5 consecutive Pro Bowls with the Eagles (1958-62)

 

Recorded 56 Receiving TD in 63 games (1958-62)

 

Career ratio of TD to Receptions is 1 in 5.9

 

4 times finished in the NFL Top 5 in Receptions

 

4 times finished in the NFL Top 5 in Receiving Yards

 

Led the NFL in Receiving Yards (1961)

 

5 times finished in the NFL Top 5 in Receiving TD

 

2-time NFL leader in Receiving TD (1958, 1961)

 

2 times finished in the NFL Top 5 in Yards/Reception

 

Led the NFL in Receiving Yards/Game (1961)

 

3 times finished in the NFL Top 5 in TD

 

2 time AP 2^nd team All-Pro (1959, 1962)

 

3 time UPI 2^nd team All-Pro (1959-61)

 

3 time The Sporting News 1^st Team All-Pro (1959-61)

 

Shares Eagles single game record for TD with 4 (10/4/59)

 

Holds Eagles single game record for Receiving Yards with 237 (12/10/61)

 

Current rank on Eagles Career Leaders

 

Position on the NFL All Time Career List upon his retirement

 

Currently sits 13^th on the NFL’s All Time Career Receiving TD list

 

Member of the NFL Champion Philadelphia Eagles (1960)

 

Enshrined in the Eagles Honor Roll (1988)

 

Voted to the Eagles 75^th Anniversary Team

 

Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1998)