Tom Tracy

{{Short description|American football player (1934–1996)}}

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

{{similar names|Thomas Tracy (disambiguation){{!}}Thomas Tracy}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Tom Tracy

| image = Tom Tracy 1961.jpg

| position = Running back

| number = 30, 36

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|9|7}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|01|24|1934|09|07}}

| draftyear = 1956

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 50

| college = Tennessee

| teams =

• Ottawa Rough Riders (1955–1956)
• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1956}}–{{NFL Year|1957}})
• Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1958}}–{{NFL Year|1963}})
• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1963}}–{{NFL Year|1964}})

| statlabel1 = Rushing att-yards

| statvalue1 = 808-2912

| statlabel2 = Receptions-yards

| statvalue2 = 113-1468

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 28

| highlights =

• CFL All Star (1955)
• 2× Pro Bowl (1958, 1960)
• First-team All-SEC (1954)

}}

John Thomas "the Bomb" Tracy (September 7, 1934 – January 24, 1996) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins as well as the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders.{{Cite web |title=Tom Tracy Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TracTo00.htm |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=John Tracy football statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-tracytom001 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=StatsCrew.com |language=en}} He was a fifth round draft pick (50th overall) by the Detroit Lions in the 1956 NFL Draft.{{Cite web |title=1956 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1956/draft.htm |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

Tracy attended the University of Tennessee before he embarked on a professional football career in Canada, where he spent two seasons with the Rough Riders. He was selected an All-Star in his rookie year. He played in two Pro Bowls as a member of the Steelers.{{Cite web |title=1958 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1958/probowl.htm |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=1960 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1960/probowl.htm |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was voted as a first team All-Conference All-Pro by the Sporting News for the 1960 season.{{Cite web |title=1960 NFL All-Pros |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1960/allpro.htm |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

In his NFL career, Tracy had 808 carries for 2,912 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns to go with 113 receptions for 1,468 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns.