Thomas "Tommy" Arthur Vardell (Born February 20, 1969, in El Cajon, California) is a former professional American football fullback in the National Football League.
Tommy Vardell was a star running back for the Stanford Cardinal. In 1990, Vardell was given the nickname "Touchdown Tommy" by then Stanford head coach Denny Green after scoring four touchdowns (all from the one yard line) against Notre Dame. For the Cardinal, Vardell rushed for 1,843 ...
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Thomas "Tommy" Arthur Vardell (Born February 20, 1969, in El Cajon, California) is a former professional American football fullback in the National Football League.
Tommy Vardell was a star running back for the Stanford Cardinal. In 1990, Vardell was given the nickname "Touchdown Tommy" by then Stanford head coach Denny Green after scoring four touchdowns (all from the one yard line) against Notre Dame. For the Cardinal, Vardell rushed for 1,843 yards with 37 touchdowns in his college career. He never fumbled once for Stanford, and ranks second in Stanford football history for most touchdowns and third for most rushing yards. Until his record was broken by Toby Gerhart in 2008, Vardell held the record for most rushing yards in a season by a Cardinal running back, with 1084 yards in 1991.
Vardell's stellar performance for Stanford in 1991 resulted in him being one of the top draft picks in 1992 NFL draft. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns under then head coach Bill Belichick in...
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