Tom Adams (American football)

Tom Adams
Personal information
Birth nameThomas Frank Adams
NationalityAmerican
Born (1940-04-26) April 26, 1940 (age 84)
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)

American football career
Career information
High school:Kewatin
(Keewatin, Minnesota)
College:UMD (1958–1962)
Position:Wide receiver
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • MIAC champion (1960, 1961)
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Basketball career
Career information
CollegeUMD (1958–1962)
PositionForward
Career highlights and awards
  • MIAC champion (1961, 1962)

Thomas Frank Adams (born April 26, 1940) is a former American football player who played as a wide receiver. Born in Keewatin, Minnesota, he attended Keewatin High School and the University of Minnesota–Duluth where he played both football and basketball and won two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football championships.[1] He played six times in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings in 1962, starting once; he made three receptions for a total of 51 yards, with a long of 32 yards.[2]

  1. ^ "Vikings' Hayes signs '62 pact; Adams Acquired". Star Tribune. March 16, 1962. p. 18. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Tom Adams". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 7, 2020.