Franco Harris Football League
10-19-2122
#57|Tom Houle Linebacker
Retired (1965, Age 30)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (07-03-2007) Potential D+
Age at Death 72 Born 06-15-1935 in Brookfield, NY
Drafted Round 68, Pick 2148 (1960) Experience 6 Years (67 Wks)
College Southern Louisiana University, 1956 Salary 620 ($1687.666M/2122 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power C- Catching B+ Pass Cover C  Kick Power D+
Throw Acc F  Pass Blocking C  Run Cover A  Kick Acc D 
Carrying C  Run Blocking C- Tackling B  Kick Return D 
        Pursuit A-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B  Stamina C  Execution C  Agility B+
Strength C+ Health C+ Aggressiveness B+ Hands B-
Jumping B+     Attitude B  Break Tackle D-
ROLES
QB D+ C C- DT C+ SS B- K F  GUN B-
WR C+ G C- DE B- FS C+ P D- KR C-
HB/TB C  T C- ILB B  CB C+ LS D  KRB C-
FB C- TE C+ OLB B  H D+ HT B- KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1960 WIN,ATL 13 12 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1961 WIN 7 5 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
Total   20 17 0 0 0 4.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 3

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1966Tom Houle has retired from football.
09-01-1963The Virginia Bridgeburners have moved Al Haynesworth to the inactive roster.
09-01-1963The Virginia Bridgeburners have waived Tom Houle.
09-01-1963The Virginia Bridgeburners have moved Al Haynesworth to the active roster. The Virginia Bridgeburners have moved Tom Houle to the inactive roster.
08-19-1963The Virginia Bridgeburners have moved Tom Houle to the active roster. The Virginia Bridgeburners have moved Lamont Chesser to the inactive roster.
08-19-1963The Virginia Bridgeburners have acquired Tom Houle from the waiver wire.
11-26-1962The Sacramento Slammers have waived Tom Houle.
09-03-1962The Sacramento Slammers have changed Bubba "Gump" Matson's name to Tom Houle.
09-03-1962The Sacramento Slammers have changed Bubba "Gump" Matson's name to Bubba "Gump" Matson.
09-03-1962The Sacramento Slammers have moved Leonard "Leo" Pierce and Pat Pierce to the active roster. The Sacramento Slammers have moved Bubba "Gump" Matson and Keith Cotton to the inactive roster.
09-03-1962The Sacramento Slammers have acquired Bubba "Gump" Matson from the waiver wire.
08-27-1962The Winnipeg Jets have moved Warren Oakes and Henry Riley to the active roster.
08-27-1962The Winnipeg Jets have waived Bubba "Gump" Matson.
08-26-1962The Winnipeg Jets have moved Dick Johnson, Al McLaughry, Darryl Carter, Willie Huther, Kermit Olsen, Ron Owens, Dave Webber, Mike Campbell, Cedric Schleicher, Larry Apke, and Slayer Myers to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved John Bauer, Bubba "Gump" Matson, Adam Lusk, Warren Oakes, Henry Riley, John Wasserbach, Mark Cole, Erik Conerly, and Jim Bracelin to the inactive roster.
12-11-1961The Winnipeg Jets have moved Bubba "Gump" Matson to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Paul Brooks to the inactive roster.
11-12-1961The Winnipeg Jets have moved Marshall Brown to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Bubba "Gump" Matson to the inactive roster.
10-08-1961The Winnipeg Jets have moved Bubba "Gump" Matson to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Darryl Carter to the inactive roster.
08-28-1961The Winnipeg Jets have moved Cedric Schleicher, Willie Huther, Ron Owens, Larry Apke, Slayer Myers, Al McLaughry, Dave Webber, Rocky Hochstein, Mike Campbell, Darryl Carter, Milt Thayer, and Glenn Kirk to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Ted McAlister, Sammy Reynolds, Roy Kurnick, Jerome McIntosh, Red Talley, Derrick Huarte, Mark Sanders, and Bubba "Gump" Matson to the inactive roster.
08-20-1961The Winnipeg Jets have moved Randall Ridlehuber, Matt Anderson, Bubba "Gump" Matson, Carl Leonard, Bob Brown, and Sammy Reynolds to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Willie Huther, Glenn Kirk, Al McLaughry, Rocky Hochstein, Cedric Schleicher, Mike Campbell, Milt Thayer, Slayer Myers, and Dave Webber to the inactive roster.
01-02-1961The Winnipeg Jets have moved Derrick Huarte, Bob Douglass, Sammy Reynolds, Marshall Brown, Art Fair, and Gerald Montgomery to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved John Bauer, Bubba "Gump" Matson, Jerome McIntosh, Carl Leonard, Bob Brown, and Woody Seals to the inactive roster.
10-03-1960The Winnipeg Jets have moved Bubba "Gump" Matson to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Jim Bracelin to the inactive roster.
10-03-1960The Winnipeg Jets have acquired Bubba "Gump" Matson from the waiver wire.
09-25-1960The Atlanta BonFyre have waived Bubba "Gump" Matson.
09-25-1960The Atlanta BonFyre have moved Corey Shorthose to the active roster. The Atlanta BonFyre have moved Bubba "Gump" Matson to the inactive roster.
09-19-1960The Atlanta BonFyre have moved Bubba "Gump" Matson, Bill "Swede" Nyvall, and Jack Smith to the active roster. The Atlanta BonFyre have moved Garth "Brother" Smith, Andy "Shawshank" Hogue, and Mitch "Ogre" Ogas to the inactive roster.
09-05-1960The Atlanta BonFyre have changed Bubba Matson's name to Bubba "Gump" Matson.
08-29-1960The Atlanta BonFyre have acquired Bubba Matson from the waiver wire.
08-28-1960The Chicago crabs have automatically waived Bubba Matson to comply with the 65-man roster limit.