Tom Roussel

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Tom Roussel
No. 54
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1945-01-20) January 20, 1945 (age 78)
Thibodaux, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Thibodaux (LA)
College: Southern Miss
NFL Draft: 1968  / Round: 2 / Pick: 38
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Thomas James Roussel (born January 20, 1945) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, the New Orleans Saints, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at The University of Southern Mississippi and was drafted in the second round of the 1968 NFL Draft. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Becnel, George (2009). When the Saints Came Marching in: What the New Orleans NFL Franchise Did Wrong (and Sometimes Right) in Its Expansion Years. AuthorHouse. p. 130. ISBN   9781438991870 . Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. "Tom Roussel Stats / The Football Database". footballdb.com.