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Tommy Colella

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Full Name: Thomas A. Colella Primary Position: B/DB/HB
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/187 College: Canisius College
Birthdate: July 3, 1918 High School: Albion (NY)
Birthplace: Albion, New York
Pro Experience: 8 years
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Rushing Stats
    • 2.2 Passing Stats
    • 2.3 Interception Stats
    • 2.4 Punting Stats
    • 2.5 Receiving Stats
    • 2.6 Punt Return Stats
    • 2.7 Kick Return Stats
    • 2.8 Fumble Recovery Stats
    • 2.9 Kicking Stats
  • 3 Trivia
  • 4 Video Gallery
  • 5 Picture Gallery
  • 6 See Also
  • 7 Categories

[edit] Biography

Tommy Colella (Thomas A. Colella) was born on July 3, 1918 in Albion, New York. After going to high school at Albion (NY), Colella attended Canisius College. Colella made his professional debut in the NFL in 1942 with the Detroit Lions. He played in the NFL for 4 years, playing for the Cleveland Rams and Detroit Lions over the course of his 4 year NFL career.Colella also played in the AAFC for 4 years, playing for the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills over the course of his 4 year AAFC career.

Most people believe that 1944 was Tommy Colella's best year, as he picked off 4 passes.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Rushing Stats

year team league games ATT YDS AVG TD LNG
1942 DET NFL 9 23 51 2.2 0 34
1943 DET NFL 7 15 24 1.6 0 18
1944 CLR NFL 10 53 208 3.9 2 75t
1945 CLR NFL 10 46 224 4.9 2 30
1946 CLE AAFC 14 30 118 3.9 2 50t
1947 CLE AAFC 14 11 77 7 1 0
1948 CLE AAFC 13 14 60 4.3 1 0
1949 BBL AAFC 11 7 -9 -1.3 0 0
4 year AAFC career 52 62 246 4 4 0
4 year NFL career 36 137 507 3.7 4 0

[edit] Passing Stats

year team league games ATT CMP PCT YDS YPA TD INT SKD SKY RAT
1942 DET NFL 9 41 18 43.9 178 4.34 0 4 0 0 17.2
1943 DET NFL 7 31 11 35.5 103 3.32 0 4 0 0 5.9
1944 CLR NFL 10 76 27 35.5 336 4.42 4 10 0 0 28.1
1945 CLR NFL 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39.6
1946 CLE AAFC 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 CLE AAFC 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 CLE AAFC 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 BBL AAFC 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 year AAFC career 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 year NFL career 36 149 56 37.6 617 4.14 4 18 0 0 20

[edit] Interception Stats

year team league games INT YDS LNG TD
1942 DET NFL 9 1 10 10 0
1943 DET NFL 7 0 0 0 0
1944 CLR NFL 10 4 53 19 0
1945 CLR NFL 10 0 0 0 0
1946 CLE AAFC 14 10 110 0 0
1947 CLE AAFC 14 6 130 0 1
1948 CLE AAFC 13 2 34 0 0
1949 BBL AAFC 11 3 49 0 0
4 year AAFC career 52 21 323 0 1
4 year NFL career 36 5 63 0 0

[edit] Punting Stats

year team league games PT YDS LNG BLK TB I20 NET AVG
1942 DET NFL 9 16 609 63 0 0 0 0 38.1
1943 DET NFL 7 6 280 55 0 0 0 0 46.7
1944 CLR NFL 10 33 1247 63 0 0 0 0 37.8
1945 CLR NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946 CLE AAFC 14 47 1895 0 0 0 0 0 40.3
1947 CLE AAFC 14 1 16 16 0 0 0 0 16
1948 CLE AAFC 13 49 1716 0 0 0 0 0 35
1949 BBL AAFC 11 44 1554 0 1 0 0 0 35.3
4 year AAFC career 52 141 5181 63 1 0 0 0 36.7
4 year NFL career 36 55 2136 63 0 0 0 0 38.8

[edit] Receiving Stats

year team league games REC YDS AVG TD LNG
1942 DET NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0
1943 DET NFL 7 1 -1 -1 0 -1
1944 CLR NFL 10 2 64 32 1 54t
1945 CLR NFL 10 7 64 9.1 2 20
1946 CLE AAFC 14 1 12 12 1 12t
1947 CLE AAFC 14 4 63 15.8 1 0
1948 CLE AAFC 13 1 7 7 0 7
1949 BBL AAFC 11 2 6 3 0 0
4 year AAFC career 52 8 88 11 2 0
4 year NFL career 36 10 127 12.7 3 0

[edit] Punt Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG FC LNG TD
1942 DET NFL 9 2 14 7 0 10 0
1943 DET NFL 7 2 11 5.5 0 7 0
1944 CLR NFL 10 4 65 16.3 0 29 0
1945 CLR NFL 10 1 10 10 0 10 0
1946 CLE AAFC 14 8 172 21.5 0 58 0
1947 CLE AAFC 14 5 113 22.6 0 82t 1
1948 CLE AAFC 13 5 60 12 0 0 0
1949 BBL AAFC 11 5 42 8.4 0 0 0
4 year AAFC career 52 23 387 16.8 0 0 1
4 year NFL career 36 9 100 11.1 0 0 0

[edit] Kick Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG LNG TD
1942 DET NFL 9 4 74 18.5 25 0
1943 DET NFL 7 0 0 0 0 0
1944 CLR NFL 10 10 241 24.1 41 0
1945 CLR NFL 10 3 79 26.3 30 0
1946 CLE AAFC 14 1 29 29 29 0
1947 CLE AAFC 14 1 13 13 13 0
1948 CLE AAFC 13 0 0 0 0 0
1949 BBL AAFC 11 7 107 15.3 0 0
4 year AAFC career 52 9 149 16.6 0 0
4 year NFL career 36 17 394 23.2 0 0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year team league games TOT OWR OPR YDS TD
1942 DET NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0
1943 DET NFL 7 0 0 0 0 0
1944 CLR NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0
1945 CLR NFL 10 4 1 0 0 0
1946 CLE AAFC 14 0 0 0 0 0
1947 CLE AAFC 14 0 0 0 0 0
1948 CLE AAFC 13 0 0 0 0 0
1949 BBL AAFC 11 0 0 0 0 0
4 year AAFC career 52 0 0 0 0 0
4 year NFL career 36 4 1 0 0 0

[edit] Kicking Stats

year team league games 1-19M 1-19A 20-29M 20-29A 30-39M 30-39A 40-49M 40-49A 50+M 50+A LNG FGM FGA XPM XPA
1942 DET NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1943 DET NFL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1944 CLR NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
1945 CLR NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946 CLE AAFC 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 CLE AAFC 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 CLE AAFC 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 BBL AAFC 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 year AAFC career 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 year NFL career 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

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