Tommy McDonald (American football)

Tommy McDonald, American football player (died 2018)

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Born: July 26, 1934
Died: September 24, 2018
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1934

About Tommy McDonald (American football)

Thomas Franklin McDonald was an American professional football flanker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Dallas Cowboys, the Los Angeles Rams, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Cleveland Browns. He played college football as a halfback for the Oklahoma Sooners. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame. As a senior, he averaged over 20 yards per carry in football and set the state scoring record with 157 points. He also set the city scoring record in basketball, and won five gold medals in the state track meet (100, 220, low hurdles and 2 relays). He became the first player in school history to score a touchdown in every game of a season. He was a part of the team that won the 1960 NFL Championship against Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers.

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The world when Tommy McDonald (American football) was born

Tommy McDonald (American football) was born in 1934. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1934

#1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
Top movieIt Happened One Night
Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
Defining fadShirley Temple mania
Notable inventionLaundromat
World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tommy McDonald (American football)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1934	2026
Gas	$0.19	$3.45/gal
Average home	$4,900	$435,000
Average income	$2,500	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.20	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	126.4M	341 million

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