:Tom MacLeod

{{Short description|American football player (born 1951)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Tom MacLeod

| image = MacLeod-Tom-1977.jpg

| size =

| caption = MacLeod in 1977

| position = Linebacker

| number = 56, 52

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|1|10}}

| birth_place = Proctor, Minnesota, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 225

| draftyear = 1973

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 74

| college = Minnesota

| high_school = Proctor

| teams =

• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1973}})
• Baltimore Colts ({{NFL Year|1974|1977}})

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 64

| statlabel2 = Starts

| statvalue2 = 60

| statlabel3 = Quarterback sacks

| statvalue3 = 7.5 (Unofficial)

| statlabel4 = Interceptions

| statvalue4 = 5

| statlabel5 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue5 = 6

| highlights =

}}

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.

File:MacLeod-Tom-1974.jpg

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.[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/14/archives/colts-hendricks-sent-to-packers.html "Colts' Hendricks Sent to Packers," The Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, August 13, 1974.] Retrieved October 27, 2020[https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/1975.htm 1975 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, January 28 (Rounds 1–7) & 29 (Rounds 8–17) – Pro Sports Transactions.] Retrieved October 27, 2020

Although he missed the entire 1976 season due to injury,Wilt Browning (ed.), Baltimore Colts 1977 Media Guide. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Colts Football Club, 1977, p. 31. 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.[https://img0.newspapers.com/clip/42552893/chester-trade/ Miller, Jim. "Colts Trade Chester To Oakland For Siani," The Baltimore Evening Sun, Friday, July 21, 1978.] Retrieved October 28, 2020