| Tom Sullivan | |
| Number: | 25, 26 |
| Position: | Running back |
| Birth Date: | March 5, 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| High School: | Duncan U. Fletcher (FL) |
| College: | Miami |
| Draftyear: | 1972 |
| Draftround: | 15 |
| Draftpick: | 378 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statlabel1: | Rushing attempts |
| Statvalue1: | 876 |
| Statlabel2: | Rushing yards |
| Statvalue2: | 3,142 |
| Statlabel3: | Rushing TDs |
| Statvalue3: | 17 |
| Pfr: | SullTo00 |
Thomas Ashley Sullivan (March 5, 1950 – October 10, 2002) was a professional American football running back with two National Football League (NFL) teams.
Sullivan was a running back with Miami (FL) from 1969–1971.
His best success came with the Philadelphia Eagles. In his second year with the team, Sullivan surpassed the 900 yard rushing yard mark and in his third year he led the NFL in rushing touchdowns. Sullivan made news when his first wife, from whom he separated but never divorced, and second wife both claimed his pension.[2] He died in a car accident in 2002.[3]
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| Led the league | ||
| Bold | Career high | |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| PHI | 12 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| PHI | 13 | 13 | 217 | 968 | 4.5 | 37 | 4 | 50 | 322 | 6.4 | 29 | 1 | ||
| PHI | 14 | 14 | 244 | 760 | 3.1 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 312 | 8.0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| PHI | 14 | 12 | 173 | 632 | 3.7 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 276 | 9.9 | 35 | 0 | ||
| PHI | 13 | 8 | 99 | 399 | 4.0 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 116 | 8.3 | 21 | 1 | ||
| PHI | 14 | 13 | 125 | 363 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 223 | 8.6 | 30 | 2 | ||
| CLE | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 84 | 60 | 876 | 3,142 | 3.6 | 37 | 17 | 162 | 1,286 | 7.9 | 35 | 5 | |||