Walter Payton Football League
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#73|Tom Townsend Defensive Tackle
New England Pirates (1973, Age 32)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B+  Help Conditioning 100%
Status Deceased (04-23-2019) Potential D+
Age at Death 77 Born 08-16-1941 in New Derry, PA
Drafted Round 2, Pick 21 (1964) Experience 6 Years (126 Wks)
College New Hampshire University, 1963 Salary 1897 ($79151.119M/2161 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D  Catching D+ Pass Cover D  Kick Power F 
Throw Acc C- Pass Blocking D+ Run Cover B+ Kick Acc D+
Carrying C  Run Blocking C  Tackling A- Kick Return D 
        Pursuit C-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C+ Stamina B- Execution B  Agility C+
Strength A- Health B+ Aggressiveness B  Hands B-
Jumping B      Attitude C  Break Tackle D+
ROLES
QB D+ C C- DT B+ SS C+ K F  GUN C+
WR D+ G C  DE B  FS C  P D- KR D+
HB/TB C- T C  ILB B- CB C  LS D+ KRB C-
FB C- TE C- OLB B- H C- HT C+ KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1966 HOU 16 3 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1967 HOU 11 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1968 HOU 14 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1969 HOU 16 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1970 HOU 16 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1971 HOU 16 3 0 0 0 4.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
Total   89 8 0 0 0 8.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 3

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1973Tom Townsend has retired from the Houston Galaxy.
09-04-1972The Houston Galaxy have moved Cannonball Campbell, Fred Staley, Earl Johnson, Steve Sebo, Ed Thomas, Dee Spears, and Chukky Kirkland to the active roster. The Houston Galaxy have moved Bob Bryant, Steve Stricker, Keith Stone, Alvis McPhail, Lemar Johnson, Willie George, and Tom Townsend to the inactive roster.
08-07-1972The Houston Galaxy have moved Lemar Johnson, Steve Stricker, Bob Bryant, Tom Townsend, Alvis McPhail, and Bill Pavlich to the active roster. The Houston Galaxy have moved Cannonball Campbell, Ed Thomas, Chukky Kirkland, Earl Johnson, Steve Sebo, and Dee Spears to the inactive roster.
08-07-1972The Houston Galaxy have placed Tom Townsend on the trade block.
08-07-1972The Houston Galaxy have moved Patsy Thomas and Markus Turner to the active roster. The Houston Galaxy have moved Tom Townsend and Bill Pavlich to the inactive roster.
09-04-1967The Houston Galaxy have moved Tom Townsend to the active roster. The Houston Galaxy have moved Bill Everett to the inactive roster.
09-04-1967The Houston Galaxy have moved Pat Foley and Ty Countryman to the active roster. The Houston Galaxy have moved Tom Townsend and Molly Reed to the inactive roster.
08-28-1967The Houston Galaxy have moved Ian Kershaw, Ed Wyman, George McCallister, Tom Townsend, Bill Pavlich, George Davis, and Elmer Hudson to the active roster. The Houston Galaxy have moved Cannonball Campbell, Jeff Fabian, Earl Johnson, Will Nydall, Ty Countryman, Carl Morris, Lonie Ieremia, and Keith Stone to the inactive roster.
08-21-1967The Houston Galaxy have moved Cannonball Campbell, Jeff Fabian, Earl Johnson, Will Nydall, Ty Countryman, Carl Morris, Lonie Ieremia, and Keith Stone to the active roster. The Houston Galaxy have moved Chip Songin, Ian Kershaw, Ed Wyman, George McCallister, Tom Townsend, Don Pritchard, George Davis, and Elmer Hudson to the inactive roster.
08-29-1966The Houston Galaxy have moved Tom Townsend, George Davis, Molly Reed, Frank Harmon, George McCallister, and Allen Allen to the active roster. The Houston Galaxy have moved Jim Barker, Earl Johnson, Damien Kinney, Jeff Fabian, Carl Morris, and Keith Stone to the inactive roster.
01-16-1966The Houston Galaxy have moved Earl Johnson to the active roster. The Houston Galaxy have moved Tom Townsend to the inactive roster.
01-03-1966The Houston Galaxy have moved Pat Foley and Tom Townsend to the active roster. The Houston Galaxy have moved Earl Johnson and Cliff Curry to the inactive roster.
09-06-1965The Houston Galaxy have moved Damien Kinney, Jeff Fabian, and Earl Johnson to the active roster. The Houston Galaxy have moved George McCallister, Tom Townsend, and George Davis to the inactive roster.
08-30-1965The Houston Galaxy have moved Guy Crosby, Stan Kemp, George McCallister, Tom Townsend, Cliff Curry, George Davis, and Gene Arnold to the active roster. The Houston Galaxy have moved Damien Kinney, Jeff Fabian, Earl Johnson, Pat Foley, Ty Countryman, Lonie Ieremia, and Keith Stone to the inactive roster.
08-22-1965The Houston Galaxy have acquired Tom Townsend from the waiver wire.
08-16-1965The Oakland Orcs have waived Tom Townsend.