Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#36|Tom Brister Running Back
Retired (1989, Age 32)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Retired (1989) Potential B+
Age 55 Born 12-15-1957 in New Wilmington, PA
Drafted Round 2, Pick 37 (1979) Experience 9 Years (170 Wks)
College Delaware University, 1980 Salary 745 ($985K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power C- Catching C  Pass Cover D  Kick Power C-
Throw Acc B- Pass Blocking D- Run Cover C+ Kick Acc D 
Carrying B+ Run Blocking C  Tackling D  Kick Return B+
        Pursuit C+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B  Stamina B+ Execution B+ Agility B-
Strength C+ Health C- Aggressiveness B- Hands C+
Jumping B+     Attitude D  Break Tackle B+
ROLES
QB C  C D+ DT C- SS C  K D- GUN C 
WR C+ G D+ DE C- FS C- P D- KR B-
HB/TB B  T C- ILB C- CB C- LS D+ KRB B-
FB B- TE C- OLB C- H C  HT C+ KOS D-
Year Team G GS ATT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G STUF SYDS FUM LOST TD 1ST 1ST% LNG
1979 DEN 16 11 179 11.2 829 4.6 51.8 4 -11 1 0 8 29 16.2 67
1980 DEN 12 2 29 2.4 133 4.6 11.1 1 -2 0 0 6 6 20.7 14
1981 DEN 16 0 22 1.4 122 5.5 7.6 0 0 0 0 1 6 27.3 28
1982 DEN 16 4 110 6.9 526 4.8 32.9 4 -9 0 0 5 25 22.7 55
1983 DEN 16 0 28 1.8 117 4.2 7.3 0 0 0 0 2 4 14.3 13
1984 DEN 16 16 267 16.7 1411 5.3 88.2 8 -17 4 1 3 71 26.6 29
1985 DEN 16 4 104 6.5 467 4.5 29.2 1 -4 0 0 2 21 20.2 17
1986 DEN 16 2 119 7.4 517 4.3 32.3 6 -11 1 1 4 23 19.3 29
1987 DEN 14 3 106 7.6 528 5.0 37.7 1 -4 0 0 2 27 25.5 63
Total   138 42 964 7.0 4650 4.8 33.7 25 -58 6 2 33 212 22.0 67

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1990Tom Brister has retired from football.
09-05-1988The Denver Dawgs have waived Tom Brister.
08-08-1988The Denver Dawgs have moved Seth Walker and Steve Simmons to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Luke Smith and Tom Brister to the inactive roster.
11-22-1987Tom Brister of the Denver Dawgs is injured with a wrist dislocation and is expected to be out for approximately 18 days.
05-03-1987The Denver Dawgs have placed Tom Brister on the trade block.
09-01-1986The Denver Dawgs have moved Tom Brister to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Gene Warner to the inactive roster.
08-04-1986The Denver Dawgs have moved Buster Reed, Darrell Newell, and Steve Zendejas to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Ron Schleicher, Tom Brister, and De'Mond Goebel to the inactive roster.
09-02-1985The Denver Dawgs have moved Tom Brister to the active roster.
08-05-1985The Denver Dawgs have moved Craig Brooks, Steve Maness, Thurston Johnson, Bill McMurtry, Buster Reed, Woody Hayes, Terrence Henderson, Max Rothwell, Otis Hunter, Mike Morgan, Hank Johnson, and Robert Kerney to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Chris Ananis, Calvin Lane, Mike Taylor, Dewey Reichle, Tom Brister, De'Mond Goebel, Jim Goldberg, Willie Wells, Johnny Plummer, Luke Smith, and Joey Theismann to the inactive roster.
12-08-1980The Denver Dawgs have moved Tom Brister to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Todd Johnson to the inactive roster.
11-09-1980The Denver Dawgs have moved Jerald Boyd to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Tom Brister to the inactive roster.
11-09-1980Tom Brister of the Denver Dawgs is injured with a finger fracture and is expected to be out for approximately 14 days.
01-13-1980The Denver Dawgs have moved Tom Brister to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Todd Johnson to the inactive roster.
01-13-1980The Denver Dawgs have moved Tom Brister to the inactive roster.
08-06-1979The Denver Dawgs have moved Tom Brister, Tyrone Hurd, and Doug Heck to the active roster. The Denver Dawgs have moved Gary Williams, Bill McClure, and Rob Rudnick to the inactive roster.