Bill Thompson
William Allen Thompson
Born: October 10, 1946
Greenville, SC USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 201
College: Md-Eastern Shore
High School: Sterling (Greenville, SC)
Career: 1969-1981
Drafted: 1969 in Round 3, #61 overall by the Denver Broncos
Bill Thompson played from 1969 to 1981 during his career with the Denver Broncos. Thompson intercepted 40 passes for 784 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Denver Broncos | 25 | 288 | 11.5 | 40 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 23 | 233 | 10.1 | 45 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 29 | 274 | 9.4 | 28 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 59 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 30 | 366 | 12.2 | 53 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 26 | 350 | 13.5 | 60 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 13 | 158 | 12.2 | 24 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| AFL | 25 | 288 | 11.5 | 40 | 0 | |
| NFL | 132 | 1526 | 11.6 | 60 | 0 | |
| Totals | 157 | 1814 | 11.6 | 60 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Denver Broncos | 18 | 513 | 28.5 | 63 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 9 | 188 | 20.9 | 29 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 13 | 325 | 25.0 | 37 | 0 |
| AFL | 18 | 513 | 28.5 | 63 | 0 | |
| NFL | 28 | 643 | 23.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Totals | 46 | 1156 | 25.1 | 63 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 57 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 33 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 42 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 59 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 38 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 49 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 122 | 24.4 | 38 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 28 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 36 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 |
| AFL | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 57 | 1 | |
| NFL | 37 | 692 | 18.7 | 59 | 2 | |
| Totals | 40 | 784 | 19.6 | 59 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFL | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 10 | 18 | 175 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 175 | 4 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1969 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 9 | 9 |
| 1971 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 |
| 1973 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
Honors
1969 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
