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{{Short description|American football player (1934–1996)}}{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}{{other people5|Thomas Tracy (disambiguation){{!}}Thomas Tracy}}

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• 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}})

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• 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.WEB, Tom Tracy Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College,www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TracTo00.htm, March 17, 2024, Pro-Football-Reference.com, en, WEB, John Tracy football statistics,www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-tracytom001, March 18, 2024, StatsCrew.com, en, He was a fifth round draft pick by the Detroit Lions in the 1956 NFL Draft.WEB, 1956 NFL Draft Listing,www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1956/draft.htm, March 17, 2024, Pro-Football-Reference.com, 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.WEB, 1958 NFL Pro Bowlers,www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1958/probowl.htm, March 17, 2024, Pro-Football-Reference.com, en, WEB, 1960 NFL Pro Bowlers,www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1960/probowl.htm, March 17, 2024, Pro-Football-Reference.com, en, He was voted as a first team All-Conference All-Pro by the Sporting News for the 1960 season.WEB, 1960 NFL All-Pros,www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1960/allpro.htm, March 18, 2024, Pro-Football-Reference.com, 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.

References

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