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Bobby Thomason

Robert Lee Thomason

Position: QB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 196 lbs.
Born: March 26, 1928 in Birmingham, AL
College: VMI

3-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1949 Draft

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1949 21 RAM 6 0 6 12 50.0 50 0 0.0 1 8.3 15 4.2 0.4 8.3 8.3 26.4
1951 23 GNB qb 11 1 125 221 56.6 1306 11 5.0 9 4.1 75 5.9 4.6 10.4 118.7 73.5
1952 24 PHI QB 12 9 95 212 44.8 1334 8 3.8 9 4.2 44 6.3 4.8 14.0 111.2 60.5
1953* 25 PHI QB 12 8 162 304 53.3 2462 21 6.9 20 6.6 62 8.1 5.8 15.2 205.2 75.8
1954 26 PHI qb 10 4 83 170 48.8 1242 10 5.9 13 7.6 63 7.3 4.5 15.0 124.2 61.0
1955* 27 PHI qb 10 3 88 171 51.5 1337 10 5.8 7 4.1 63 7.8 6.6 15.2 133.7 80.0
1956* 28 PHI QB 12 9 82 164 50.0 1119 4 2.4 21 12.8 52 6.8 1.3 13.6 93.3 40.7
1957 29 PHI QB 12 7 46 92 50.0 630 4 4.3 10 10.9 67 6.8 2.4 13.7 52.5 47.2
Career 85 41 687 1346 51.0 9480 68 5.1 90 6.7 75 7.0 4.5 13.8 111.5 62.9
6 yrs PHI 68 40 556 1113 50.0 8124 57 5.1 80 7.2 67 7.3 4.6 14.6 119.5 61.2
1 yr GNB 11 1 125 221 56.6 1306 11 5.0 9 4.1 75 5.9 4.6 10.4 118.7 73.5
1 yr STL 6 0 6 12 50.0 50 0 0.0 1 8.3 15 4.2 0.4 8.3 8.3 26.4

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1951 23 GNB qb 11 1 5 -5 0 10 -1.0 -0.5 0.5 -5 0 2
1952 24 PHI QB 12 9 17 88 0 23 5.2 7.3 1.4 88 0 3
1953* 25 PHI QB 12 8 9 23 1 20 2.6 1.9 0.8 23 1 4
1954 26 PHI qb 10 4 10 45 0 19 4.5 4.5 1.0 45 0 1
1955* 27 PHI qb 10 3 17 29 0 20 1.7 2.9 1.7 29 0 4
1956* 28 PHI QB 12 9 21 48 2 19 2.3 4.0 1.8 48 2 2
1957 29 PHI QB 12 7 15 62 3 19 4.1 5.2 1.3 62 3 1
Career 85 41 94 290 6 23 3.1 3.4 1.1 290 6 17
6 yrs PHI 68 40 89 295 6 23 3.3 4.3 1.3 295 6 15
1 yr GNB 11 1 5 -5 0 10 -1.0 -0.5 0.5 -5 0 2

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1951 23 GNB qb 11 1 2 0 0 0
1952 24 PHI QB 12 9 3 1 0 0
1953* 25 PHI QB 12 8 4 2 0 0
1954 26 PHI qb 10 4 1 0 0 0
1955* 27 PHI qb 10 3 4 1 0 0
1956* 28 PHI QB 12 9 2 1 0 0
1957 29 PHI QB 12 7 1 0 0 0
Career 85 41 17 5 0 0
6 yrs PHI 68 40 15 5 0 0
1 yr GNB 11 1 2 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1953* 25 PHI QB 12 8 1 6
1956* 28 PHI QB 12 9 2 12
1957 29 PHI QB 12 7 3 18
Career 85 41 6 36

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1953
1955
1956

Passes Completed

1951 NFL 125 (3)
1952 NFL 95 (7)
1953 NFL 162 (3)
1955 NFL 88 (10)
1956 NFL 82 (9)
Career 687 (165)

Pass Attempts

1951 NFL 221 (5)
1952 NFL 212 (4)
1953 NFL 304 (2)
1956 NFL 164 (9)
Career 1346 (163)

Passing Yds

1951 NFL 1306 (8)
1952 NFL 1334 (8)
1953 NFL 2462 (2)
1955 NFL 1337 (9)
1956 NFL 1119 (10)
Career 9480 (157)

Passing TD

1951 NFL 11 (8)
1952 NFL 8 (10)
1953 NFL 21 (1)
1954 NFL 10 (9)
1955 NFL 10 (7)
Career 68 (143)

Passer Rating

1951 NFL 73.5 (4)
1952 NFL 60.5 (8)
1953 NFL 75.8 (4)
1954 NFL 61.0 (10)
1955 NFL 80.0 (2)
Career 62.9 (173)

Long Pass

1951 NFL 75 (9)
1957 NFL 67 (10)

Passes Intercepted

1953 NFL 20 (4)
1954 NFL 13 (10)
1956 NFL 21 (1)
1957 NFL 10 (10)
Career 90 (115)

Passing Yds/Game

1951 NFL 118.7 (7)
1952 NFL 111.2 (8)
1953 NFL 205.2 (2)
1955 NFL 133.7 (7)
1956 NFL 93.3 (10)
Career 111.5 (185)

Yds/Pass Att

1952 NFL 6.3 (9)
1953 NFL 8.1 (4)
1954 NFL 7.3 (6)
1955 NFL 7.8 (2)
Career 7.0 (75)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1952 NFL 14.0 (7)
1953 NFL 15.2 (4)
1954 NFL 15.0 (2)
1955 NFL 15.2 (3)
Career 13.8 (35)

Pass Attempts/Game

1951 NFL 20.1 (5)
1952 NFL 17.7 (4)
1953 NFL 25.3 (3)
1955 NFL 17.1 (9)
1956 NFL 13.7 (9)
Career 15.8 (190)

Passes Completed/Game

1951 NFL 11.4 (3)
1952 NFL 7.9 (7)
1953 NFL 13.5 (3)
1955 NFL 8.8 (8)
1956 NFL 6.8 (9)
Career 8.1 (196)

Pass Completion %

1951 NFL 56.6% (1)
1952 NFL 44.8% (10)
1953 NFL 53.3% (4)
1954 NFL 48.8% (9)
1955 NFL 51.5% (4)
Career 51.0% (166)

Pass Intercept. %

1951 NFL 4.1% (1)
1952 NFL 4.2% (1)
1953 NFL 6.6% (7)
1954 NFL 7.6% (10)
1955 NFL 4.1% (1)
Career 6.7% (192)

Passing TD %

1951 NFL 5.0% (8)
1952 NFL 3.8% (9)
1953 NFL 6.9% (2)
1954 NFL 5.9% (3)
1955 NFL 5.8% (4)
Career 5.1% (38)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1953 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL