Tommy Thompson (quarterback)
Thompson on a 1948 Bowman football card
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| Date of birth: | August 15, 1916 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Hutchinson, Kansas | ||||||||
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| Place of death: | Hutchinson, Kansas | ||||||||
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| Undrafted: | 1940 | ||||||||
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Lurtis Pryor Thompson (August 15, 1916 – April 22, 1989) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. He was blind in one eye, from a childhood incident, but nevertheless served in the US Army for two years during World War II, which put his professional career on hold.[1]
He was an off-and-on starter for the Philadelphia Eagles, and led them to three consecutive NFL championship appearances, including the 1948 and 1949 title-winning seasons.[2] His 25 touchdown passes led the league in 1948. Thompson also played on in the Canadian Football League for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1953.[3]
Thompson is one of three inactive NFL quarterbacks with multiple championships who were not inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, along with Jim Plunkett and Jack Kemp.[4] Ray Didinger of CSNPhilly ranked him in the Top 5 all-time Eagles quarterbacks, citing his contribution to the championship teams.
He died in 1989 of brain cancer.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.csnphilly.com/09/08/09/Didingers-Top-Five-Eagles-Quarterbacks/landing.html?blockID=73673&feedID=2227
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomTo21.htm
- ↑ http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=thomptom001
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/sports/football/07anderson.html
- ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5D81038F931A15757C0A96F948260
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