Tom Fears

Tom Fears
	Fears c. 1955
No. 55, 80
Position:	Split end
Personal information
Born:	December 3, 1922; Guadalajara, Mexico
Died:	January 4, 2000 (aged 77); Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Manual Arts; (Los Angeles, California)
College:	UCLA
NFL draft:	1945 / Round: 11 / Pick: 103; (by the Cleveland Rams)
Career history
As a player:
	Los Angeles Rams (1948–1956);
As a coach:
	Green Bay Packers (1959); Wide receivers coach; Los Angeles Rams (1960–1961); Wide receivers coach; Green Bay Packers (1962–1965); Offensive ends coach; Atlanta Falcons (1966); Wide receivers coach; New Orleans Saints (1967–1970); Head coach; Philadelphia Eagles (1971–1972); Offensive coordinator; Southern California Sun (1974–1975); Head coach;
As an administrator:
	Los Angeles Express (1983–1985); Director of player personnel;
Career highlights and awards
	3× NFL champion (1951, 1962, 1965); First-team All-Pro (1950); 3× NFL receptions leader (1948–1950); NFL receiving yards leader (1950); NFL receiving touchdowns co-leader (1949); NFL 1950s All-Decade Team; St. Louis Football Ring of Fame; Second-team All-American (1947); First-team All-PCC (1947); Second-team All-PCC (1946);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	400
Receiving yards:	5,397
Touchdowns:	38
	Player stats at PFR
	Coaching stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Thomas Jesse Fears (December 3, 1922 – January 4, 2000) was a Mexican-American professional football player who was a split end for the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League (NFL), playing nine seasons from 1948 to 1956. He was later an NFL assistant coach and head coach of the New Orleans Saints, and is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins football team and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

^ "1945 Cleveland Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)