Weegie Thompson
Willis Hope Thompson
Born: March 21, 1961
Pensacola, FL USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 212
College: Florida St.
High School: Midlothian (VA)
Career: 1984-1989
Drafted: 1984 in Round 4, #108 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Weegie Thompson played from 1984 to 1989 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Thompson caught 79 passes for 1,377 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 291 | 17.1 | 59 | 3 |
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 138 | 17.2 | 42 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 191 | 11.2 | 20 | 5 |
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 313 | 18.4 | 63 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 370 | 23.1 | 50 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Totals | 79 | 1377 | 17.4 | 63 | 11 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 7 |
| 1985 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 4 |
| 1987 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 3 |
| 1988 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 11 |
| 1989 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 0 |
