Stumpy Thomason
Appearance
Date of birth | February 24, 1906 |
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Place of birth | Atlanta, Georgia |
Date of death | April 30, 1989 | (aged 83)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
US college | Georgia Tech |
Career history | |
As player | |
1930–1935 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
1935–1936 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Career highlights and awards | |
John Griffin "Stumpy" Thomason (February 24, 1906 – April 30, 1989) was a professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Eagles.[1] He played college football for the 1928 national champion Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, in the backfield with Warner Mizell. Thomason was All-Southern in 1927.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomSt21.htm
- ^ "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927.
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