Bobby Thomason
Robert Lee Thomason
Born: March 26, 1928
Birmingham, AL USA
Deceased: November 5, 2013
Charlotte, NC
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 196
College: VMI
High School: Leeds (AL)
Career: 1949-1957
Drafted: 1949 in Round 1, #7 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Bobby Thomason played from 1949 to 1957 during his career with the Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles. Thomason threw for 9,480 yards in his career, completing 687 of 1,346 passes with 68 touchdowns and 90 interceptions. He also ran for 290 yards in 94 attempts with 6 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 15 | 26.4 |
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 221 | 125 | 56.6 | 1306 | 5.9 | 11 | 5.0 | 9 | 4.1 | 75 | 73.5 |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 212 | 95 | 44.8 | 1334 | 6.3 | 8 | 3.8 | 9 | 4.2 | 44 | 60.5 |
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 304 | 162 | 53.3 | 2462 | 8.1 | 21 | 6.9 | 20 | 6.6 | 62 | 75.8 |
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 170 | 83 | 48.8 | 1242 | 7.3 | 10 | 5.9 | 13 | 7.6 | 63 | 61.0 |
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 171 | 88 | 51.5 | 1337 | 7.8 | 10 | 5.8 | 7 | 4.1 | 63 | 80.0 |
| 1956 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 164 | 82 | 50.0 | 1119 | 6.8 | 4 | 2.4 | 21 | 12.8 | 52 | 40.7 |
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 92 | 46 | 50.0 | 630 | 6.8 | 4 | 4.3 | 10 | 10.9 | 67 | 47.2 |
| Totals | 1346 | 687 | 51.0 | 9480 | 7.0 | 68 | 5.1 | 90 | 6.7 | 75 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | -5 | -1.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 88 | 5.2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 20 | 1 |
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 29 | 1.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 21 | 48 | 2.3 | 19 | 2 |
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 19 | 3 |
| Totals | 94 | 290 | 3.1 | 23 | 6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1956 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 1 |
| 1952 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 9 |
| 1953 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 8 |
| 1954 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 4 |
| 1955 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 3 |
| 1956 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 9 |
| 1957 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 7 |
Honors
1953 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
