Thomas Willie Lott Jr. (born August 1, 1957) is an American former college and professional football player who was a running back and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL). Lott played college football at Oklahoma, where he was a quarterback.^[1][2] He played two professional seasons, one each in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals and the USFL for the New Jersey Generals, where he enjoyed a successful season returning kickoffs for the Generals, totaling over 1,100 yards.