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Rupe Thornton
Rupert Vance Thornton
Position: G-T
Height: 5-10 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: January 5, 1920 in Denver, CO
College: Santa Clara
Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 7th round (54th overall) of the 1942 Draft
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1946 | 26 | SFO | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | 27 | SFO | 14 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | ||||||
| Career | 25 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | ||||||||
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