Thornton Steven Stonebreaker
Position: LB-TE
Height: 6-3 Weight: 223 lbs.
Born: October 28, 1938 in Moline, IL
College: Detroit Mercy
Career AV: 31 (2925th overall since 1950)
Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 34th round (266th overall) of the 1962 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 12th round (155th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
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| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1962 | 24 | MIN | TE | 82 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 227 | 18.9 | 1 | 56 | 0.9 | 16.2 | 227 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 1963 | 25 | MIN | RLB | 82 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1964 | 26 | BAL | LLB | 31 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1965 | 27 | BAL | LLB | 31 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1966 | 28 | BAL | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1967 | 29 | NOR | LLB | 37 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1968 | 30 | NOR | 37 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Career | 84 | 56 | 12 | 227 | 18.9 | 1 | 56 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 227 | 1 | 0 | 34 | |||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1963 | 25 | MIN | RLB | 82 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 26 | BAL | LLB | 31 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1965 | 27 | BAL | LLB | 31 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 28 | BAL | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1968 | 30 | NOR | 37 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 84 | 56 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 yrs | CLT | 32 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 yrs | MIN | 28 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | NOR | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1962 | 24 | MIN | TE | 82 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 239 | |||||
| 1968 | 30 | NOR | 37 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | ||||||
| Career | 84 | 56 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 17.0 | 261 | |||||||||
| 2 yrs | MIN | 28 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 239 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | NOR | 24 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 24 | MIN | TE | 82 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 26 | BAL | LLB | 31 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 84 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | CLT | 32 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | MIN | 28 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
|---|---|
| 3 | Takeo Spikes, Dale Meinert, E.J. Junior, Rob Fredrickson, Carl Brettschneider, Eric D. Williams, John Skorupan, Don Shinnick, Bob Brudzinski, John Bramlett |
| 4 | Brian Noble, Joe Federspiel, Karlos Dansby, Don Shinnick, Don Goode, Derrick O. Johnson, Takeo Spikes, Carl Brettschneider, LeRoy Hill, Michael Boley |
| 5 | Jimmy Williams, Roman Phifer, George Andrews, Victor Hobson, Jeff Herrod, Anthony Bell, Robert Jones, Dick Ambrose, Jamir Miller, Dave Edwards |
| 6 | Jimmy Williams, Tim Rossovich, Jeff Herrod, Robin Cole, Larry Morris, Brian Simmons, Billy Ray Smith, Jamir Miller, George Andrews, Bill Pellington |
| 7 | Jimmy Williams, Pat Hughes, Jamir Miller, Tim Rossovich, Jackie Burkett, Floyd Rice, Barron Wortham, Gary Weaver, Dixon Edwards, Joe Cain |
| Career | George Andrews, Tommy Polley, Tim Rossovich, Steve Foley, Barron Wortham, John Holecek, Jim Ricca, Gary Weaver, Olen Underwood, Floyd Rice |
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Non-Offensive TDs |
Fumble Return TD |
| 1964 | NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1965 | Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL |