Harry Thompson (American football)
![]() Thompson on a 1955 Bowman football card. | |
No. 44, 66, 60 | |
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Position: | Offensive guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | January 8, 1926
Died: | November 26, 2003 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 77)
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 25 lb (11 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Los Angeles (CA) |
College: | UCLA |
Undrafted: | 1950 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Player stats at PFR |
Harry Julius Thompson (January 8, 1926 – November 26, 2003) was an American football offensive guard who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Cardinals. He first enrolled at Los Angeles City College before transferring to the University of California, Los Angeles. He attended Los Angeles High School in Los Angeles.[1]
College career
[edit]Thompson first played college football for the Los Angeles City College Cubs.[2] He transferred to play for the UCLA Bruins of the University of California, Los Angeles from 1948 to 1949, starting both years.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Thompson played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1950 to 1954, winning the NFL championship in 1951.[2] He played in eleven games for the Chicago Cardinals in 1955.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "HARRY THOMPSON". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ a b c White, Lonnie. "Harry Thompson, 78; Key Blocker for Rams in 1950s". latimes.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.