# Tom MacLeod

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1951)}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Tom MacLeod
| image         = MacLeod-Tom-1977.jpg
| size          =
| caption       = MacLeod in 1977
| position    = [Linebacker](/source/Linebacker)
| number      = 56, 52
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1951|1|10}}
| birth_place = [Proctor, Minnesota](/source/Proctor%2C_Minnesota), U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 3
| weight_lbs  = 225
| draftyear   = 1973
| draftround  = 3
| draftpick   = 74
| college     = [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football)
| high_school = [Proctor](/source/Proctor_High_School)
| teams       =
* [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) ({{NFL Year|1973}})
* [Baltimore Colts](/source/Baltimore_Colts) ({{NFL Year|1974|1977}})
| statlabel1  = Games played
| statvalue1  = 64
| statlabel2  = [Starts](/source/Starting_lineup)
| statvalue2  = 60
| statlabel3  = Quarterback sacks
| statvalue3  = 7.5 (Unofficial)
| statlabel4  = [Interception](/source/Interception)s
| statvalue4  = 5
| statlabel5  = [Fumble](/source/Fumble) recoveries
| statvalue5  = 6
| highlights  = 
}}
'''Thomas William MacLeod''' (born January 10, 1951) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [linebacker](/source/linebacker) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL).  He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Minnesota Golden Gophers](/source/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football) and was selected by the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) in the [1973 NFL draft](/source/1973_NFL_draft).

thumb|left|260px|Four of MacLeod's five year NFL career was spent with the Baltimore Colts.
A starter as a rookie in his only campaign with the Packers, MacLeod was acquired along with a [1975](/source/1975_NFL_draft) eighth-round selection (192nd overall&ndash;[Northwestern State](/source/Northwestern_State_Demons_football) running back Mario Cage) by the [Baltimore Colts](/source/History_of_the_Baltimore_Colts) for [Ted Hendricks](/source/Ted_Hendricks) and a 1975 second-round pick (28th overall&ndash;traded to [Los Angeles Rams](/source/Los_Angeles_Rams) for [John Hadl](/source/John_Hadl)) on August 13, 1974.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/14/archives/colts-hendricks-sent-to-packers.html "Colts' Hendricks Sent to Packers," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Tuesday, August 13, 1974.] Retrieved October 27, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/1975.htm 1975 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, January 28 (Rounds 1&ndash;7) & 29 (Rounds 8&ndash;17) &ndash; Pro Sports Transactions.] Retrieved October 27, 2020</ref>

Although he missed the entire [1976 season](/source/1976_Baltimore_Colts_season) due to injury,<ref>Wilt Browning (ed.), Baltimore Colts 1977 Media Guide. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Colts Football Club, 1977, p. 31.</ref> MacLeod was a starter in each of the four other seasons he spent in Baltimore until his retirement as an active player on July 20, 1978.<ref>[https://img0.newspapers.com/clip/42552893/chester-trade/ Miller, Jim. "Colts Trade Chester To Oakland For Siani," ''The Baltimore Evening Sun'', Friday, July 21, 1978.] Retrieved October 28, 2020</ref>

==References==
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{{Green Bay Packers 1973 NFL draft picks}}

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Category:1951 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Proctor, Minnesota
Category:Sportspeople from St. Louis County, Minnesota
Category:Players of American football from Minnesota
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Baltimore Colts players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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