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Rupe Thornton

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Full Name: Rupert Vance Thornton Primary Position: G/T
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/210 College: Santa Clara University
Birthdate: January 5, 1920 High School: Franklin (Portland, OR)
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado
Pro Experience: 2 years
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  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Punt Return Stats
  • 3 Trivia
  • 4 Video Gallery
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  • 6 See Also
  • 7 Categories

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Rupe Thornton (Rupert Vance Thornton) was born on January 5, 1920 in Denver, Colorado. After going to high school at Franklin (Portland, OR), Thornton attended Santa Clara University. Thornton made his professional debut in the AAFC in 1946 with the San Francisco 49ers. He played for the San Francisco 49ers for his entire 2 year career.

Most people believe that 1947 was Rupe Thornton's best year.

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[edit] Punt Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG FC LNG TD
1946 SFO AAFC 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 SFO AAFC 14 1 32 32 0 32 0
2 year AAFC career 25 1 32 32 0 0 0

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