Emmitt Thomas

Emmitt Earl Thomas

Position: DB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 192 lbs.

Born: June 3, 1943 in Angleton, TX
College: Bishop

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 80 (386th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2008

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All-Time Rank: #184. John Mackey… #185. Michael Irvin… #186. Pat Fischer… #187. EMMITT THOMAS… #188. Jackie Slater… #189. Brian Dawkins… #190. Chris Hinton…

All-Time Rank: #184. John Mackey… #185. Michael Irvin… #186. Pat Fischer… #187. EMMITT THOMAS… #188. Jackie Slater… #189. Brian Dawkins… #190. Chris Hinton…

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	AV
1966	23	KAN	KR	18	14	3															2
1967	24	KAN	lcb	18	11	6		4	60	1	57	0	0	0	1	0	0				5
1968*	25	KAN	LCB	18	14			4	25	0	14	0									11
1969	26	KAN	RCB	18	14			9	146	1	45	0	0	0	2	0	0				10
1970	27	KAN	RCB	18	14	0		5	87	0	39	0	0	0	1	0	0				6
1971*	28	KAN	RCB	18	14	0		8	145	1	36	0									11
1972*	29	KAN	RCB	18	14	0		2	46	0	26	0									10
1973	30	KAN	RCB	18	14			3	65	0	33	0	0	1	1	0	0				9
1974*+	31	KAN	RCB	18	14			12	214	2	73	0									15
1975*	32	KAN	RCB	18	14	0		6	119	0	36	0	0	0	2	4	0				10
1976	33	KAN	RCB	18	14	14		2	30	0	29	0									5
1977	34	KAN	RCB	18	14	0		1	0	0	0	0									4
1978	35	KAN	RCB	18	16	0		2	0	0	0	0									5
Career					181	23		58	937	5	73	0	0	1	7	4	0				103

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
1966	23	KAN	KR	18	14	3	9	56	0	19	6.2	29	673	0	63	23.2	729
1967	24	KAN	lcb	18	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

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	IntTD	AllTD	Pts
1967	24	KAN	lcb	18	11	6	1	1	6
1969	26	KAN	RCB	18	14		1	1	6
1971*	28	KAN	RCB	18	14	0	1	1	6
1974*+	31	KAN	RCB	18	14		2	2	12
Career					181	23	5	5	30

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Ben Davis, Dave Duerson, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Elvis Patterson, Jeff Burris, Glen Edwards, Lance Schulters, Bud Brown, Leroy Mitchell, Curt Gentry
4	Hagood Clarke, Pat Thomas, Jeris White, Tim Lewis, Mike Sensibaugh, Vann McElroy, Lance Schulters, Marv Woodson, Rod Perry, Cornell Green
5	Mike Sensibaugh, Shawn Springs, Marv Woodson, Ben Davis, Nnamdi Asomugha, Fred Williamson, Ken Reaves, Vann McElroy, Fred Marion, Adrian Wilson
6	Eddie McMillan, Adrian Wilson, Ben Davis, Robert Griffith, Jimmy Johnson*, Nick Collins, Tim McDonald, Terry McDaniel, Pat Thomas, Deltha O'Neal
7	Dave Grayson, Robert Griffith, Tim McDonald, Jimmy Hill, Ray Rhodes, Terry McDaniel, Ben Davis, Herb Rich, Gary Green, Irv Cross
8	Gary Green, Tim McDonald, Jimmy Hill, Adrian Wilson, Eugene Robinson, Irv Cross, Gary Barbaro, Bernie Parrish, Dwight Hicks, Dave Grayson
9	Dave Grayson, Bobby Bryant, Darren Sharper, Frank Minnifield, Butch Byrd, Dale Carter, Mike Wagner, Charles Woodson, Adrian Wilson, Willie Buchanon
10	Terry McDaniel, Tim McDonald, Dave Grayson, Bobby Bryant, Jerry Norton, Willie Buchanon, Don R. Paul, Gary Green, Darren Sharper, Charles Woodson
11	Charles Woodson, Darren Sharper, Terry McDaniel, Tim McDonald, Jerry Norton, Bobby Bryant, Dave Grayson, Lester Hayes, Willie Buchanon, Dick LeBeau*
12	Darren Sharper, Bobby Bryant, Tim McDonald, Terry McDaniel, Pat Fischer, Dave Grayson, Jerry Norton, Charlie Waters, Everson Walls, Lester Hayes
13	Darren Sharper, Tim McDonald, Pat Fischer, Bobby Bryant, Everson Walls, Aaron Glenn, Troy Vincent, Dennis Smith, Terry McDaniel, Dave Waymer
Career	Tim McDonald, Bobby Bryant, Darren Sharper, Everson Walls, Terry McDaniel, Aaron Glenn, Dave Grayson, Charles Woodson, Darren Woodson, Dave Waymer

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls 1968 1971 1972 1974 1975	First-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 (112)	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 (11)	Intercept. Ret. Yds 1969 AFL 146 (2) 1971 NFL 145 (5) 1974 NFL 214 (1/54) Career 937 (14)
Intercept. Ret. TD 1967 AFL 1 (6) 1969 AFL 1 (3) 1971 NFL 1 (4) 1974 NFL 2 (1/28) Career 5 (25)	Long Intercep. Return 1967 AFL 57 (9) 1974 NFL 73 (1)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1969	2nd Team	All-AFL	Sporting News
1970	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1971	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1971	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1971	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1971	2nd Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1972	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1974	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1974	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1974	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1974	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1974	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1974	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1974	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1975	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1975	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.

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