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Emmitt Thomas

Emmitt Earl Thomas

Position: DB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 192 lbs.
Born: June 3, 1943 in Angleton, TX
College: Bishop

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2008

5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Coaching Record

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
1966 23 KAN RET 14 3
1967 24 KAN lcb 11 6 4 60 1 57 0 1 0 0
1968* 25 KAN LCB 14 0 4 25 0 14
1969 26 KAN RCB 14 0 9 146 1 45 0 2 0 0
1970 27 KAN RCB 14 0 5 87 0 39 0 1 0 0
1971* 28 KAN RCB 14 0 8 145 1 36
1972* 29 KAN RCB 14 0 2 46 0 26
1973 30 KAN RCB 14 0 3 65 0 33 1 1 0 0
1974*+ 31 KAN RCB 14 0 12 214 2 73
1975* 32 KAN RCB 14 0 6 119 0 36 0 2 4 0
1976 33 KAN RCB 14 14 2 30 0 29
1977 34 KAN RCB 14 0 1 0 0 0
1978 35 KAN RCB 16 0 2 0 0 0
Career 181 23 58 937 5 73 1 7 4 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1966 23 KAN RET 14 3 9 56 0 19 6.2 29 673 0 63 23.2 729
1967 24 KAN lcb 11 6 2 8 0 5 4.0 8
Career 181 23 11 64 0 19 5.8 29 673 0 63 23.2 737

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
1967 24 KAN lcb 11 6 1 6
1969 26 KAN RCB 14 0 1 6
1971* 28 KAN RCB 14 0 1 6
1974*+ 31 KAN RCB 14 0 2 12
Career 181 23 5 30

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1968
1971
1972
1974
1975

1st-team All-Pro

1974

Non-Offensive TDs

1967 AFL 1 (8)
1969 AFL 1 (5)
1971 NFL 1 (9)
1974 NFL 2 (3)
Career 5 (99)

Kick Returns

1966 AFL 29 (3)

Kick Return Yds

1966 AFL 673 (4)

Long Kick Return

1966 AFL 63 (8)

Yds/Kick Return

1966 AFL 23.2 (8)

Punt Returns

1966 AFL 9 (10)

Kick & Punt Returns

1966 AFL 38 (4)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1966 AFL 729 (5)

Interceptions

1969 AFL 9 (1-- 76)
1971 NFL 8 (3)
1974 NFL 12 (1-- 5)
1975 NFL 6 (7)
Career 58 (9)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1969 AFL 146 (2)
1971 NFL 145 (5)
1974 NFL 214 (1-- 48)
Career 937 (13)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1967 AFL 1 (6)
1969 AFL 1 (3)
1971 NFL 1 (4)
1974 NFL 2 (1-- 23)
Career 5 (21)

Long Intercep. Return

1967 AFL 57 (9)
1974 NFL 73 (1)

   

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
1969 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-AFL
1970 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1971 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1972 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1974 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1974 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1974 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1975 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1975 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL