Tom Campana

Tom Campana was a dangerous receiver for Saskatchewan for six seasons from 1972 to 1977.  Campana's rookie season of 1972 was proably his best season.  At the time, the CFL was in the middle of moving from three running backs to two.  The third running back was often referred to as a Wing Back who had both rushing and receiving responsibilities.  The best known Wing Back would have been Johnny Rodgers in Montreal, though Campana was a close second in 1972.  In his rookie season, Campana had 74 carries for 365 yards and caught 45 passes for 719 yards.  Campana also added another 678 yards on kickoff returns.  Campana was named a West All-Star in 1972 at running back as there was no Wing Back position for All-Star selection.  The Wing Back position continued to evolve through the mid 1970s into the modern Slotback.  Campana's rushing attempts dropped to 20 in 1973, but he upped his receptions to 57 catches for 910 yards.  Campana's totals dropped to 37 catches for 505 yards in 1974, but he bounced back to catch 52 and 51 passes in the next two seasons.  In his final season in 1977, Campana was limited by injuries to 9 games but caught 27 passes for 317 yards.

Games Played and Receiving
Team Year GP Rec Yds Avg Long TD
SASK 1972 16 45 719 16 57 2
SASK 1973 16 57 910 16 68 8
SASK 1974 16 37 505 13.6 71 5
SASK 1975 16 52 818 15.7 59 6
SASK 1976 16 51 771 15.1 72 4
SASK 1977 9 27 317 11.7 23 3
Rushing
Year Team TC Yds Avg TD Long
1972 SASK 74 365 4.9 1 27
1973 SASK 20 53 2.7 0 9
1974 SASK 0 0 0 0 0
1975 SASK 32 136 4.3 1 24
1976 SASK 6 0 0 0 5
1977 SASK 0 0 0 0 0
Kickoff Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long
1972 SASK 23 678 29.4 0 49
1973 SASK 14 274 19.6 0 40
1974 SASK 2 12 6 0 10
1975 SASK 0 0 0 0 0
1976 SASK 0 0 0 0 0
1977 SASK 11 269 24.5 0 35
Fumbles
Year Team F FL OFR
1972 SASK 1 1 0
1973 SASK 0 0 0
1974 SASK 1 1 0
1975 SASK 1 1 0
1976 SASK 2 2 2
1977 SASK 0 0 0