Earl Thomas
Earl Lewis Thomas
Born: October 4, 1948
Greenville, TX USA
Deceased: July 4, 2020
Position: WR-TE
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 224
College: Houston
High School: Greenville (TX)
Career: 1971-1976
Drafted: 1971 in Round 6, #135 overall by the Chicago Bears
Earl Thomas played from 1971 to 1976 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers and St. Louis Cardinals. Thomas caught 106 passes for 1,651 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 28 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Chicago Bears | 20 | 365 | 18.2 | 44 | 3 |
| 1973 | NFL Chicago Bears | 24 | 343 | 14.3 | 38 | 4 |
| 1974 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 513 | 15.1 | 52 | 5 |
| 1975 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 375 | 17.9 | 80 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 106 | 1651 | 15.6 | 80 | 14 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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 |
| 1972 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1973 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 11 |
| 1975 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 7 | 0 |
