Tommy Mason

For the New Zealand footballer (soccer player), see Tommy Mason (footballer).

Tommy Mason

No. 20
Date of birth	(1939-07-08)July 8, 1939
Place of birth	Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death	Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Running back
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.
• 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 Vikings.

Personal

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.

External links

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