Russ Thomas

Russ Thomas
	Thomas on a 1948 Bowman football card
Personal information
Born:	July 24, 1924; Griffithsville, West Virginia
Died:	March 19, 1991 (aged 66); Naples, Florida
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
College:	Ohio State
Position:	Tackle
NFL draft:	1946 / round: 3 / pick: 22
Career history
	Detroit Lions (1946–1949);
Career highlights and awards
	2× NFL champion (1952, 1953);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Russell Thomas (July 24, 1924 – March 19, 1991) was an American football tackle who played four seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Lions in the third round of the 1946 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State University and attended Charleston High School in Charleston, West Virginia.^[1] His playing career ended in 1949 after he suffered a knee injury. Thomas was an assistant coach on the Detroit Lions 1952 and 1953 NFL Championship teams. NFL He was general manager of the Detroit Lions from 1967 till his retirement in 1989.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "RUSS THOMAS". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
^ "Russ Thomas; Sports Executive, 66". New York Times. March 21, 1991. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
^ "Russ Thomas". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2014.