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Bill Thompson

William Allen Thompson

Position: DB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 201 lbs.
Born: October 10, 1946 in Greenville, SC
College: Md-Eastern Shore

Career AV: 86 (276th overall since 1950)

3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 3rd round (61st overall) of the 1969 NFL Draft.

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Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV
1969 23 DEN RCB 36 14 14 25 288 0 40 11.5 18 513 0 63 28.5 801 9
1970 24 DEN RCB 36 9 9 23 233 0 45 10.1 9 188 0 29 20.9 421 5
1971 25 DEN RCB 36 14 14 29 274 0 28 9.4 5 105 0 30 21.0 379 8
1972 26 DEN rcb 36 8 8 4 82 0 59 20.5 82 4
1973 27 DEN SS 36 14 14 30 366 0 53 12.2 1 25 0 25 25.0 391 8
1974 28 DEN SS 36 14 14 26 350 0 60 13.5 13 325 0 37 25.0 675 8
1975 29 DEN SS 36 14 14 13 158 0 24 12.2 158 7
1976 30 DEN SS 36 14 14 6 60 0 20 10.0 60 10
1977*+ 31 DEN SS 36 14 14 0 18
1978* 32 DEN SS 36 16 16 1 3 0 3 3.0 3 10
1979 33 DEN SS 36 16 16 0 8
1980 34 DEN SS 36 16 16 0 8
1981* 35 DEN SS 36 16 16 0 11
Career 179 179 157 1814 0 60 11.6 46 1156 0 63 25.1 2970 114

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1969 23 DEN RCB 36 14 14 3 92 1 57 4 3 0 0
1970 24 DEN RCB 36 9 9 2 65 0 33 1 1 0 0
1971 25 DEN RCB 36 14 14 5 83 0 42 5 2 15 0
1972 26 DEN rcb 36 8 8 1 4 0 4
1973 27 DEN SS 36 14 14 3 96 1 59 2 2 80 1
1974 28 DEN SS 36 14 14 5 105 1 38 1 2 0 0
1975 29 DEN SS 36 14 14 2 97 0 49 1 0 0 0
1977*+ 31 DEN SS 36 14 14 5 122 0 38 0 3 16 0
1978* 32 DEN SS 36 16 16 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
1979 33 DEN SS 36 16 16 4 57 0 28 0 2 28 1
1980 34 DEN SS 36 16 16 2 49 0 36 0 2 32 1
1981* 35 DEN SS 36 16 16 4 14 0 14 0 2 0 0
Career 179 179 40 784 3 59 14 21 175 4

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1969 23 DEN RCB 36 14 14 1 1 6
1973 27 DEN SS 36 14 14 1 1 2 12
1974 28 DEN SS 36 14 14 1 1 6
1978* 32 DEN SS 36 16 16 1 1 6
1979 33 DEN SS 36 16 16 1 1 6
1980 34 DEN SS 36 16 16 1 1 6
Career 179 179 4 3 7 42

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Bobby Hunt, Mike Fuller, Dick Jauron, Robert Blackmon, Randy Logan, Russell Gary, Antoine Bethea, Junior Wren, Cliff Harris, Terence Newman
4 Bobby Hunt, Mark Cotney, Terry Kinard, Dick Jauron, Don Griffin, Louis Breeden, Bruce Laird, Carlton Williamson, Charlie Greer, Robert Blackmon
5 Terry Jackson, Don Griffin, Charlie Greer, Robert Blackmon, Dick Jauron, Bobby Hunt, Mark Cotney, Bruce Laird, Terry Kinard, Johnnie Johnson
6 Mike Fuller, Robert Blackmon, Kevin Ross, Don Griffin, Bruce Laird, Bobby Hunt, Mark Cotney, Norris Thomas, Dick Alban, Joe Lavender
7 Don Griffin, Johnnie Gray, Robert Blackmon, Bruce Laird, Perry Williams, Dick Alban, Mario Clark, Mike Fuller, Randy Logan, Karl Kassulke
8 Terry Kinard, Bruce Laird, J.C. Caroline, Doug Plank, Dick Alban, Curtis Johnson, Johnnie Gray, Glenn Blackwood, Irv Cross, Tim Fox
9 Rosey Taylor, Karl Kassulke, Dave Elmendorf, Randy Logan, Lawyer Milloy, Gary Fencik, Lester Hayes, Mike Bass, Rick Volk, Eddie Meador
10 Dave Elmendorf, Karl Kassulke, Rosey Taylor, Lawyer Milloy, Lester Hayes, Randy Logan, Willie Buchanon, Eugene Robinson, Jerry Norton, Carnell Lake
11 Dave Elmendorf, Rosey Taylor, Lawyer Milloy, Karl Kassulke, Randy Logan, Dennis Smith, Eugene Robinson, Lester Hayes, Steve Atwater, Gary Fencik
12 Rosey Taylor, Lawyer Milloy, Dave Elmendorf, Eugene Robinson, Randy Logan, Dennis Smith, Karl Kassulke, Ken Riley, Steve Atwater, James Hasty
13 Lawyer Milloy, Rosey Taylor, Eugene Robinson, Ken Riley, Dennis Smith, Darren Sharper, James Hasty, Ty Law, Dave Elmendorf, Erich Barnes
Career Rosey Taylor, Lawyer Milloy, Darren Sharper, Dave Elmendorf, Steve Atwater, Donnie Shell, Tim McDonald, Dick LeBeau, Gary Fencik, Carnell Lake

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1977
1978
1981

First-Team All-Pro

1977

Non-Offensive TDs

1969 AFL 1 (5)
1973 NFL 2 (1)
1974 NFL 1 (9)
1978 NFL 1 (6)
1979 NFL 1 (6)
1980 NFL 1 (6)
Career 7 (44)

Kick Returns

1969 AFL 18 (9)

Kick Return Yds

1969 AFL 513 (9)

Long Kick Return

1969 AFL 63 (5)

Yds/Kick Return

1969 AFL 28.5 (1/92)

Punt Returns

1969 AFL 25 (4)
1971 NFL 29 (6)
1973 NFL 30 (5)
Career 157 (63)

Punt Return Yds

1969 AFL 288 (2)
1970 NFL 233 (7)
1971 NFL 274 (3)
1973 NFL 366 (1)
1974 NFL 350 (7)
Career 1814 (36)

Long Punt Return

1969 AFL 40 (6)
1972 NFL 59 (8)
1973 NFL 53 (9)

Yds/Punt Return

1969 AFL 11.5 (1)
1970 NFL 10.1 (7)
1971 NFL 9.4 (5)
1973 NFL 12.2 (3)
1974 NFL 13.5 (8)
Career 11.6 (16)

Kick & Punt Returns

1969 AFL 43 (5)
Career 203 (121)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1969 AFL 801 (6)
Career 2970 (161)

Games Started

Career 179 (133)

Fumbles Recovered

1969 AFL 3 (4)
Career 21 (78)

Fumble Return Yds

1973 NFL 80 (1/74)
Career 175 (11)

Fumble Return TD

1973 NFL 1 (1)
1978 NFL 1 (2)
1979 NFL 1 (1)
1980 NFL 1 (1)
Career 4 (3)

Interceptions

Career 40 (72)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1974 NFL 105 (8)
Career 784 (30)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1969 AFL 1 (3)
1973 NFL 1 (3)
1974 NFL 1 (4)
Career 3 (107)

Long Intercep. Return

1969 AFL 57 (9)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1969Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-AFL
1977Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
1978Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1979UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1981UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.