Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#37|Theo Adams Running Back
Retired (1976, Age 31)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (07-22-2012) Potential C 
Age at Death 67 Born 04-08-1945 in Hawarden, IA
Drafted Round 1, Pick 22 (1967) Experience 6 Years (116 Wks)
College Washington State College, 1967 Salary 620 ($820K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power C+ Catching C+ Pass Cover D  Kick Power D+
Throw Acc B- Pass Blocking C  Run Cover D  Kick Acc D 
Carrying B  Run Blocking D+ Tackling D  Kick Return D 
        Pursuit C     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B- Stamina C  Execution B- Agility B 
Strength D+ Health C  Aggressiveness C  Hands B 
Jumping C-     Attitude C- Break Tackle B-
ROLES
QB C  C C- 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 C  HT B- KOS D-
Year Team G GS ATT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G STUF SYDS FUM LOST TD 1ST 1ST% LNG
1967 DEN 4 2 32 8.0 134 4.2 33.5 0 0 0 0 2 3 9.4 10
1968 DEN 16 0 57 3.6 250 4.4 15.6 2 -4 0 0 5 14 24.6 15
1969 DEN 16 0 44 2.8 179 4.1 11.2 1 -6 2 2 1 8 18.2 12
1970 DEN 16 15 281 17.6 1566 5.6 97.9 2 -2 7 5 6 70 24.9 89
1971 DEN 15 13 210 14.0 939 4.5 62.6 3 -7 5 4 2 41 19.5 23
1972 DEN 16 13 237 14.8 965 4.1 60.3 7 -17 5 2 4 40 16.9 22
1974 HAR 10 0 51 5.1 233 4.6 23.3 2 -5 0 0 2 9 17.6 39
Total   93 43 912 9.8 4266 4.7 45.9 17 -41 19 13 22 185 20.3 89

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1977Theo Adams has retired from football.
08-04-1975The Hartford Whalers have waived Theo Adams.
08-04-1975The Hartford Whalers have moved Harry Middleton, Leonard Poole, and Don Dilger to the active roster. The Hartford Whalers have moved John Riley, Todd Vollenweider, and Theo Adams to the inactive roster.
10-27-1974The Hartford Whalers have automatically acquired Theo Adams from the waiver wire.
09-01-1974The Denver Dawgs have waived Theo Adams.
08-06-1973The Denver Dawgs have moved Bill McClure to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Theo Adams to the inactive roster.
09-04-1972The Denver Dawgs have moved Frank Smith, Marty Oliver, John Dempsey, and Theo Adams to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Ron Schleicher, Rob Rudnick, Bob Knox, and Antico Griffith to the inactive roster.
08-07-1972The Denver Dawgs have moved Erik Sands, Irving DeGrenier, Ron Schleicher, Rob Rudnick, John Cordileone, Wendell Jackson, John Riley, Jim Goldberg, Jim McJulien, Frank Morgan, Bob Knox, Mike Crittenden, Antico Griffith, Bill Collins, Drew Chipley, and Bob Lott to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Justin Hower, Brian Bolden, Ed Anderson, Bud Mangum, Matt Perry, Hal "Jackie" Gleason, Earl Dupree, Rosevelt McCullough, Frank Smith, Marty Oliver, Larry Spiers, John Dempsey, Hal Grabowski, Theo Adams, Herbert Daney, and Travares Niland to the inactive roster.
09-19-1971Theo Adams of the Denver Dawgs is injured with a mild concussion and is expected to be out for approximately 9 days.
12-18-1967The Denver Dawgs have moved Warren Miles, Les Burt, Bob Montgomery, Tony Goodspeed, and Theo Adams to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Johnny Settle, Marty Oliver, John Dempsey, Buddy Harris, and Hank Jones to the inactive roster.
09-25-1967The Denver Dawgs have moved Reggie Maple to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Theo Adams to the inactive roster.
09-11-1967The Denver Dawgs have moved Theo Adams to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Reggie Maple to the inactive roster.
08-28-1967The Denver Dawgs have moved Willie Smith, Henry Bell, Marty Oliver, Bobby Reyes, John Dempsey, and Buddy Harris to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Marv Lewis, Warren Miles, Les Burt, Bob Montgomery, Tony Goodspeed, and Theo Adams to the inactive roster.
08-07-1967The Denver Dawgs have moved Theo Adams to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Henry Bell to the inactive roster.