Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#23|Tom Shepherd Running Back
Portland Puddles (1984, Age 31)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Retired (1984) Potential A+
Age 59 Born 09-18-1953 in Ridge, TX
Drafted Round 5, Pick 100 (1975) Experience 7 Years (142 Wks)
College Oklahoma University, 1975 Salary 620 ($820K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D+ Catching C+ Pass Cover C- Kick Power D-
Throw Acc C+ Pass Blocking D+ Run Cover F  Kick Acc F 
Carrying B  Run Blocking D+ Tackling D  Kick Return C 
        Pursuit C     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C+ Stamina C- Execution B- Agility C+
Strength C  Health C  Aggressiveness C  Hands C 
Jumping B-     Attitude C- Break Tackle A-
ROLES
QB C- C D  DT D+ SS D+ K F  GUN C 
WR C+ G D+ DE D  FS C- P D- KR C 
HB/TB B- T D+ ILB D+ CB C- LS D  KRB C 
FB C+ TE C- OLB D+ H D+ HT C+ KOS D-
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1971 College 55 1/1 0/3 0/1 0/4 0/1 1/4 1/7 0/3         0/2         3/14 1/2 0/1   3/7 0/1 1/4 11/55
1972 College 73 0/2 1/3 1/2 0/6 1/4 0/3 3/9 2/5         1/3       1/2 5/11   1/3   4/10 0/2 3/8 23/73
1973 College 55 2/5 1/3 0/1 0/5 1/2 1/1 1/5 0/1         0/1       2/2 4/10 0/1     2/8 1/3 1/7 16/55
1974 College 71 2/4 1/5   2/8 2/4 0/1 9/13           0/1       1/2 0/6 1/2 1/2   5/10 2/5 5/8 31/71
1975 Position 18   1/1   0/1 2/3 0/1 2/3                     2/4       0/2   2/3 9/18
1975 Drills 20 1/2   1/2                   1/2         0/1 3/5 2/5   2/2 0/1   10/20
1976 Position 30       2/5   0/1 2/6 2/3                 1/1 0/5       0/7   1/2 8/30
1976 Drills 19     1/1 0/1                             -1/0 3/3   1/7   3/7 7/19
1977 Position 35   1/5   0/4 1/1 1/2 4/9                     1/3       1/9   1/2 10/35
1977 Drills 20                                     -1/0 2/3   0/12   4/5 5/20
1978 Position 39   1/3   1/4 1/2 0/3 1/6                   0/3 1/8       1/7   1/3 7/39
1978 Drills 20                                     -3/0 1/3   0/7   4/10 2/20
1979 Position 40   0/1   0/3 0/2 2/4 0/6 0/1                 0/2 0/7       0/8   1/6 3/40
1979 Drills 20                                     -1/0 0/6   2/7   1/7 2/20
1979 Declines 0 -1/0     -2/0     -1/0 -1/0   -1/0               -1/0 -2/0   -1/0       -10/0
1980 Position 12           1/1 0/2                   1/1 0/7       0/1     2/12
1980 Drills 19                                       0/6   0/6   0/7 0/19
1980 Declines 0   -2/0         -1/0             -2/0 -1/0   -1/0 -1/0       -1/0 -1/0   -10/0
1981 Position 20   0/1   0/3     0/5 0/1                   0/4       0/5   0/1 0/20
1981 Drills 20                                       1/5   0/12   0/3 1/20
1981 Declines 0 -2/0     -1/0     -3/0 -4/0   -3/0 -1/0 -1/0   -1/0   -2/0   -1/0 -1/0   -1/0 -3/0   -2/0 -26/0
1982 Position 28   0/1     0/1   0/1 0/2                 1/2 0/9       0/8   1/4 2/28
1982 Drills 19                                       0/3   0/9   0/7 0/19
1982 Declines 0 -6/0 -6/0   -2/0     -5/0 -2/0   -2/0 -1/0 -3/0 -3/0 -4/0 -1/0 -3/0 -3/0 -5/0 -1/0 -1/0   -3/0 -4/0 -1/0 -56/0
1983 Position 29   0/1   0/4     0/6 0/2                 0/2 0/7       1/4   0/3 1/29
1983 Drills 20                                       2/7   0/5   1/8 3/20
1983 Declines 0 -10/0 -3/0     -2/0   -6/0 -1/0 -4/0 -3/0 -3/0 -4/0 -5/0 -5/0 -5/0   -2/0 -14/0 -2/0 -7/0 -6/0 -2/0 -2/0 -7/0 -93/0
1984 Position 27       1/3   0/1 0/5                     0/9       0/4   0/5 1/27
1984 Drills 20                                       0/6   0/8   0/6 0/20
1984 Declines 0 -10/0 -2/0   -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -5/0 -3/0 -3/0 -4/0 -4/0 -5/0 -4/0 -5/0 -2/0 -5/0 -3/0 -7/0 -4/0 -6/0 -9/0 -6/0 -4/0 -5/0 -101/0
Total -23/14 -7/27 3/7 -1/51 5/20 4/22 2/83 -7/18 -7/0 -13/0 -9/0 -13/0 -10/9 -17/0 -9/0 -10/0 -2/17 -13/105 -11/10 -1/53 -17/0 7/165 -8/12 15/116 -142/729

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1985Tom Shepherd has retired from the Hartford Whalers.
09-20-1981The Hartford Whalers have moved Eddie Fiedler, Tom Lumpkin, Gene Sheehy, and Tom Shepherd to the active roster.
08-04-1980The Hartford Whalers have moved Bo Smith, Steve Dalton, and Willard Kaufman to the active roster. The Hartford Whalers have moved Mike Washington, Tom Shepherd, and Howard Frohbose to the inactive roster.
05-01-1977The Hartford Whalers have moved Jerry Breedlove, Mike Washington, Tom Shepherd, and Howard Frohbose to the active roster. The Hartford Whalers have moved Pat Hock, Tim Stone, Bob Shelby, and Travis Langer to the inactive roster.
05-02-1976The Hartford Whalers have acquired Tom Shepherd from the waiver wire.
09-07-1975The Toronto Gingeralers have automatically waived Tom Shepherd to comply with the 53-man roster limit.