Bill Thompson

William Allen Thompson

Position: DB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 201 lbs.

Born: October 10, 1946 in Greenville, SC
College: Md-Eastern Shore
Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 3rd round (61st overall) of the 1969 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 81 (240th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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All-Time Rank: #707. Gary Johnson… #708. Billy Kilmer… #709. Dave Duerson… #710. BILL THOMPSON… #711. Billy Joe DuPree… #712. Jack Tatum… #713. Brent Jones…

All-Time Rank: #707. Gary Johnson… #708. Billy Kilmer… #709. Dave Duerson… #710. BILL THOMPSON… #711. Billy Joe DuPree… #712. Jack Tatum… #713. Brent Jones…

Kick & Punt Returns

							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	PR/RCB	36	14	14	25	288	0	40	11.5	18	513	0	63	28.5	801	9
1970	24	DEN	PR/RCB	36	9	9	23	233	0	45	10.1	9	188	0	29	20.9	421	5
1971	25	DEN	PR/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	3
1973	27	DEN	PR/SS	36	14	14	30	366	0	53	12.2	1	25	0	25	25.0	391	7
1974	28	DEN	PR/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	6
1976	30	DEN	SS	36	14	14	6	60	0	20	10.0						60	8
1977*+	31	DEN	SS	36	14	14											0	16
1978*	32	DEN	SS	36	16	16	1	3	0	3	3.0						3	9
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	106

Defense & Fumbles

								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	PR/RCB	36	14	14		3	92	1	57	0	0	4	3	0	0
1970	24	DEN	PR/RCB	36	9	9		2	65	0	33	0	0	1	1	0	0
1971	25	DEN	PR/RCB	36	14	14		5	83	0	42	0	0	5	2	15	0
1972	26	DEN	rcb	36	8	8		1	4	0	4	0
1973	27	DEN	PR/SS	36	14	14		3	96	1	59	0	0	2	2	80	1
1974	28	DEN	PR/SS	36	14	14		5	105	1	38	0	0	1	2	0	0
1975	29	DEN	SS	36	14	14		2	97	0	49	0	0	1	0	0	0
1977*+	31	DEN	SS	36	14	14		5	122	0	38	0	0	0	3	16	0
1978*	32	DEN	SS	36	16	16		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1
1979	33	DEN	SS	36	16	16		4	57	0	28	0	0	0	2	28	1
1980	34	DEN	SS	36	16	16		2	49	0	36	0	0	0	2	32	1
1981*	35	DEN	SS	36	16	16		4	14	0	14	0	0	0	2	0	0
Career					179	179		40	784	3	59	0	0	14	21	175	4

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FblTD	IntTD	AllTD	Pts
1969	23	DEN	PR/RCB	36	14	14		1	1	6
1973	27	DEN	PR/SS	36	14	14	1	1	2	12
1974	28	DEN	PR/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

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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, Terence Newman, Randy Logan
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, Darren Sharper, Eugene Robinson, Ken Riley, Dennis Smith, James Hasty, Ty Law, Dave Elmendorf, Erich Barnes
Career	Rosey Taylor, Darren Sharper, Lawyer Milloy, Dave Elmendorf, Steve Atwater, Donnie Shell, Tim McDonald, Dick LeBeau*, Gary Fencik, Carnell Lake

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1977 1978 1981	First-Team All-Pro 1977	Approximate Value 1977 NFL 18 (4)	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 (48)
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)
Punt Returns 1969 AFL 25 (4) 1971 NFL 29 (6) 1973 NFL 30 (5) Career 157 (70)	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 (41)	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 (132)	Kick & Punt Return Yds 1969 AFL 801 (6) Career 2970 (177)	Games Started Career 179 (161)	Fumbles Recovered 1969 AFL 3 (4) Career 21 (79)
Fumble Return Yds 1973 NFL 80 (1/78) Career 175 (12)	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 (76)	Intercept. Ret. Yds 1974 NFL 105 (8) Career 784 (33)
Intercept. Ret. TD 1969 AFL 1 (3) 1973 NFL 1 (3) 1974 NFL 1 (4) Career 3 (117)	Long Intercep. Return 1969 AFL 57 (9)

All-Pro Teams

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

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