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Norm Thompson

Norman Jack Thompson

Position: DB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: March 5, 1945 in San Francisco, CA
College: Utah

Career AV: 36 (2412th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.

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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 AV
1971 26 STL rcb 43 14 0 4 45 0 25 4 1 0 0 4
1972 27 STL LCB 43 12 0 1 5 0 5 0 2 79 1 7
1973 28 STL lcb 43 11 0 2
1974 29 STL LCB 43 12 12 6 190 1 56 1 2 0 0 7
1975 30 STL LCB 43 14 0 7 141 1 61 0 2 0 0 6
1976 31 STL LCB 43 13 0 4 83 0 38 5
1977 32 BAL LCB 43 14 0 3 39 0 20 7
1978 33 BAL LCB 43 13 9 6 52 0 31 0 1 3 0 3
1979 34 BAL 43 12 0 2 38 0 26 1
Career 115 21 33 593 2 61 5 8 82 1 42
6 yrs CRD 76 12 22 464 2 61 5 7 79 1 31
3 yrs CLT 39 9 11 129 0 31 0 1 3 0 11

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
1971 26 STL rcb 43 14 0 5 27 0 11 5.4 7 182 0 45 26.0 209
1973 28 STL lcb 43 11 0 6 18 0 8 3.0 18
1979 34 BAL 43 12 0 1 40 0 40 40.0 40
Career 115 21 12 85 0 40 7.1 7 182 0 45 26.0 267
6 yrs CRD 76 12 11 45 0 11 4.1 7 182 0 45 26.0 227
3 yrs CLT 39 9 1 40 0 40 40.0 40

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
1972 27 STL LCB 43 12 0 1 1 2 12
1974 29 STL LCB 43 12 12 1 1 6
1975 30 STL LCB 43 14 0 1 1 6
Career 115 21 1 2 1 4 24

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1972 NFL 2 (4)
1974 NFL 1 (9)
1975 NFL 1 (4)
Career 4 (176)

Fumble Return Yds

1972 NFL 79 (3/84)
Career 82 (186)

Fumble Return TD

1972 NFL 1 (1)

Interceptions

1974 NFL 6 (9)
1975 NFL 7 (6)
1978 NFL 6 (10)
Career 33 (151)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1974 NFL 190 (2/86)
1975 NFL 141 (3)
Career 593 (85)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1974 NFL 1 (4)
1975 NFL 1 (2)

Long Intercep. Return

1974 NFL 56 (7)
1975 NFL 61 (10)

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