Bill Thompson (American football)
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| Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 10, 1946 Greenville, South Carolina | ||||||||
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| College: | Maryland State College | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1969 / round: 3 / pick: 61 | ||||||||
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William Allen Thompson (born October 10, 1946 in Greenville, South Carolina) is a former American football cornerback and safety in the National Football league. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played college football at Maryland State College.
Thompson was a three-time Pro Bowl selection and was inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame in 1987.
Professional career
Thompson played his entire 13-year career for the Denver Broncos from 1969-1981. During his career he was selected to the three Pro Bowls in 1977, 1978, and 1981 and was an All-Pro selection in 1977. He is currently second on the Broncos all-time list for games started with 179 and sixth in games played with 179.
See also
Categories:
- Sportspeople from Greenville, South Carolina
- American football safeties
- American football cornerbacks
- American football return specialists
- Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football players
- Denver Broncos players
- American Conference Pro Bowl players
- 1946 births
- Living people
- African-American players of American football
- Players of American football from South Carolina