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Tommy W. Thompson

Thomas Wright Thompson

Position: LB-C
Height: 6-1    Weight: 221 lbs.
Born: January 6, 1927 in Jersey City, NJ
College: William & Mary

1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 3rd round (16th overall) of the 1948 Draft

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
1949 22 CLE 9 0 1 9 0 9
1950 23 CLE MLB 12 0 0 1 0 0
1951 24 CLE MLB 12 0 2 23 0 17 0 4 5 0
1952 25 CLE RLB 12 0 1 21 0 21 0 3 0 0
1953+ 26 CLE RLB 9 0 2 13 0 8
Career 54 0 6 66 0 21 0 8 5 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

1st-team All-Pro

1953

Fumbles Recovered

1951 NFL 4 (2)

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
1951 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1952 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1952 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1953 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1953 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1953 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL