Tom MacLeod

American football player (born 1951)

American football player

Tom MacLeod

MacLeod in 1977

No. 56, 52

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Born:

(1951-01-10) January 10, 1951 (age 73)
Proctor, Minnesota, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

225 lb (102 kg)

Career information

High school:

Proctor

College:

Minnesota

NFL draft:

1973 / Round: 3 / Pick: 74

Career history

Green Bay Packers (1973)
Baltimore Colts (1974–1977)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	64
Starts:	60
Quarterback sacks:	7.5 (Unofficial)
Interceptions:	5
Fumble recoveries:	6

Thomas William MacLeod (born January 10, 1951) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1973 NFL draft. He played college football at Minnesota.

A starter as a rookie in his only campaign with the Packers, MacLeod was acquired along with a 1975 eighth-round selection (192nd overall–Northwestern State running back Mario Cage) by the Baltimore Colts for Ted Hendricks and a 1975 second-round pick (28th overall–traded to Los Angeles Rams for John Hadl) on August 13, 1974.^[1]^[2]

Although he missed the entire 1976 season due to injury,^[3] MacLeod was a starter in each of the four other seasons he spent in Baltimore until his retirement as an active player on July 20, 1978.^[4]

References

^ "Colts' Hendricks Sent to Packers," The Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, August 13, 1974. Retrieved October 27, 2020
^ 1975 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, January 28 (Rounds 1–7) & 29 (Rounds 8–17) – Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved October 27, 2020
^ Wilt Browning (ed.), Baltimore Colts 1977 Media Guide. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Colts Football Club, 1977, p. 31.
^ Miller, Jim. "Colts Trade Chester To Oakland For Siani," The Baltimore Evening Sun, Friday, July 21, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2020