Earl Thomas
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[edit] Biography
Earl Thomas (Earl Lewis Thomas) was born on October 4, 1948 in Greenville, Texas. After going to high school at Greenville (TX), Thomas attended the University of Houston. Thomas made his professional debut in the NFL in 1971 with the Chicago Bears. He played for the Chicago Bears, St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Oilers over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that 1974 was Earl Thomas's best year, as he had 513 receiving yards and caught 5 TD passes.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CHI | NFL | 11 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 28 |
| 1972 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 20 | 365 | 18.3 | 3 | 44 |
| 1973 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 24 | 343 | 14.3 | 4 | 38 |
| 1974 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 34 | 513 | 15.1 | 5 | 52t |
| 1975 | SLC | NFL | 11 | 21 | 375 | 17.9 | 2 | 80t |
| 1976 | HOO | NFL | 7 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 year NFL career | 71 | 106 | 1651 | 15.6 | 14 | 0 | ||
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CHI | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 |
| 1973 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1974 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | SLC | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | HOO | NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 year NFL career | 71 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Passing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SKD | SKY | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CHI | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | SLC | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | HOO | NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 year NFL career | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CHI | NFL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | SLC | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | HOO | NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 year NFL career | 71 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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