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Whitey Thomas
Date of birthAugust 17, 1895
Date of deathAugust 1978
Career information
Position(s)End
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
US collegePenn State
Career history
As player
1922–1923Frankford Athletic Assoc. (Ind.)
1924Frankford Yellow Jackets (NFL)
1926Philadelphia Quakers (AFL I)
1927Atlantic City Roses (ELPF)
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

William C. "Whitey" Thomas (August 17, 1895 – August 1978) was an American football end. He played for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1924 in the National Football League and for the Philadelphia Quakers in 1926 in the first American Football League. Thomas also played for the Yellow Jackets in 1922 and in 1923, before the team became members of the NFL.[1] He played college football for Penn State, before playing professionally.

During Whitey's final season of professional football in 1927, he played for the Atlantic City Roses. During a 6-0 loss to the Staten Island Stapletons, he caught four passes for 101 yards.[2]

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