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Tommy McDonald

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Cleveland Browns · FL-HB-SE-WR

Tommy McDonald recorded 143 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles.

▶Best highlights

58.8

rec yds/gm

0.2

rush yds/gm

3

playoff games

143

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Tommy McDonald's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1965
CLEVELANDBROWNS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 12, 1965

Cleveland Browns vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1965

6 rec · 200 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Regular Season
1961
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 10, 1961

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1961

7 rec · 237 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1959
W
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
WSH
DEC 6, 1959

Philadelphia Eagles vs WSH

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1959

9 rec · 153 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Regular Season
1962
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 16, 1962

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1962

4 rec · 162 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Regular Season
1960
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 6, 1960

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 6, 1960

8 rec · 141 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tommy McDonald's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 237 receiving yards

Regular Season
1961
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 10, 1961

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1961

7 rec · 237 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 11 receptions

Regular Season
1961
ARIZONACARDINALS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 1, 1961

Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1961

11 rec · 187 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 3 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1965
CLEVELANDBROWNS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 12, 1965

Cleveland Browns vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1965

6 rec · 200 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tommy McDonald's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1950–1975

01
PHIMCDONALD—Tommy McDonald
PHIBEDNARIK—Chuck Bednarik
PHIBROCKLIN—Norm Van Brocklin

Bednarik's last great team interrupts a dynasty

Philadelphia Eagles · The 1960 title and the long decline

Philadelphia defeated Lombardi's Packers for the 1960 championship, then spent most of the next fifteen years searching for another core.

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Franchise era

1960–1965

02
DALMCDONALD—Tommy McDonald
DALMEREDITH—Don Meredith
DALLILLY—Bob Lilly

Landry installs the flex defense

Dallas Cowboys · The expansion Cowboys

Dallas began without a win but patiently built around Landry's systems and Lilly's dominance until the roster was ready to contend.

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Franchise era

1949–1972

03
LARMCDONALD—Tommy McDonald
LARBROCKLIN—Norm Van Brocklin
LARJONES—Deacon Jones

Wide-open offense gives way to a legendary line

Los Angeles Rams · Stars and the Fearsome Foursome

Los Angeles produced record crowds, prolific passing and one of football's most feared defensive fronts.

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Franchise era

1966–1988

04
ATLMCDONALD—Tommy McDonald
ATLBARTKOWSKI—Steve Bartkowski
ATLHUMPHREY—Claude Humphrey

The Grits Blitz and Bartkowski bring the first wins

Atlanta Falcons · Building an identity

After a difficult expansion launch, Atlanta found its first playoff teams through an attacking defense, Bartkowski's arm and Andrews's punishing running.

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Franchise era

1966–1984

05
CLEMCDONALD—Tommy McDonald
CLESIPE—Brian Sipe
CLENEWSOME—Ozzie Newsome

Sipe's late-game offense revives Cleveland

Cleveland Browns · From contention to the Kardiac Kids

The Browns remained competitive after Brown and later found a new identity in Sipe's dramatic 1980 MVP season.

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Career accomplishments

NFL receiving touchdowns leader · 195812 NFL seasons143 career games21 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns22 career rushing yards495 career receptions8,410 career receiving yards84 career receiving touchdownsCollege: Oklahoma3 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 29, 1957Most recent: Dec 29, 1968

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history