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
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
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
Description	Position	Rank

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
1957-09-28	Wofford	Right Guard
1957-10-24	Clemson	Right Guard

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play

Defense - Sacks
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1955	1955-10-20	Clemson	3	13	USC	45	Don King sacked for loss of 8 (Tommy Addison)

Defense - Tackles For Loss
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
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
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1957	1957-10-05	Texas	4	6	USC	6	Lackey pass for Alvis incomplete (Tommy Addison)

Defensive Plays
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
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)