TOMMY ADDISON
Guard
1954 / 1957
Lancaster, SC
Biography
Addison played tackle on the 1954 freshman team, then joined the varsity in 1955. He had a sack for a loss of eight yards on Clemson quarterback Don King that year. Addison was a reserve lineman in 1956 then started some at right guard in 1957. He had seven tackles, including two for losses, against Clemson as a senior and was chosed second team All-ACC by the Associated Press. He went on to play eight seasons with the Boston Patriots in the AFL and was a four-time AFL All-Star. He was inducted into the Lancaster High School Hall of Fame in 1994. Addison lives now near the Hilton Head area of South Carolina.
Prior Schools
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Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
1955 Fill 1955 0 0
1956 Game Program vs. Miami (Fla) 72 T 6-3 225 Jr 0 0
1957 Game Program vs. Texas 62 G 6-3 220 Sr 2 2
Depth Chart Appearances
DescriptionPositionRank
Games Started
DateOpponentPosition
1957-09-28 Wofford Right Guard
1957-10-24 Clemson Right Guard
Scoring Plays
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
Defense - Sacks
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1955 1955-10-20 Clemson 3 13 USC 45 Don King sacked for loss of 8 (Tommy Addison)
Defense - Tackles For Loss
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1957 1957-10-05 Texas 1 7 USC 7 Fondren rush for loss of 2 (Tommy Addison)
1957 1957-10-12 Furman 3 2 FUR 27 Grant rush for loss of 1 (Tommy Addison)
1957 1957-10-24 Clemson 2 7 CLM 38 Charlie Horne rush for loss of 3 (Tommy Addison, Eddie Beall, Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-10-24 Clemson 2 5 CLM 18 George Usry rush for loss of 1 (Tommy Addison)
1957 1957-11-09 North Carolina 2 10 UNC 29 Schuler rush for loss of 1 (Tommy Addison)
1957 1957-11-09 North Carolina 3 2 USC 21 DeCantis rush for loss of 5 (Tommy Addison)
1957 1957-11-09 North Carolina 2 8 UNC 43 Schuler rush for loss of 2 (Tommy Addison)
Defense - Passes Broken Up
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1957 1957-10-05 Texas 4 6 USC 6 Lackey pass for Alvis incomplete (Tommy Addison)
Defensive Plays
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1955 1955-11-12 Duke 1 10 USC 24 Rudy rush for no gain (Tommy Addison)
1957 1957-10-12 Furman 1 10 FUR 45 Weir rush for 6 (Tommy Addison)
1957 1957-10-24 Clemson 2 7 CLM 27 Rudy Hayes rush for 3 (Tommy Addison)
1957 1957-10-24 Clemson 1 10 CLM 37 Charlie Horne rush for 4 (Tommy Addison, Don Rogers)
1957 1957-10-24 Clemson 2 6 CLM 41 Charlie Horne rush for 5 (Tommy Addison, John Kompara)
1957 1957-10-24 Clemson 2 7 USC 28 Bob Chatlin rush for 4 (Nelson Weston, Tommy Addison)
1957 1957-10-24 Clemson 1 10 USC 20 Bob Spooner rush for 2 (Tommy Addison, Eddie Beall)
1957 1957-11-09 North Carolina 1 10 UNC 11 Goff rush for 2 (Tommy Addison)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 2 7 NCS 28 Hunter rush for no gain (Tommy Addison, Alex Hawkins)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 1 10 USC 19 Dick Christy rush for 4 (Tommy Addison, Jack Ashton)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 2 6 USC 15 Hunter rush for 3 (Dwight Keith, Tommy Addison, Nelson Weston)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 1 8 USC 8 Dick Christy rush for 2 (Tommy Addison, Jack Ashton)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 1 10 NCS 43 Hunter rush for 3 (Tommy Addison)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 3 7 USC 21 Katich, 5-yd pass from Hunter (Tommy Addison)
1957 1957-11-23 N.C. State 3 35 NCS 44 Dick Christy rush for no gain (Tommy Addison)