| Anthony Thompson | |
| Number: | 34, 32 |
| Position: | Running back |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 207 |
| High School: | Terre Haute North Vigo |
| College: | Indiana (1986–1989) |
| Draftyear: | 1990 |
| Draftround: | 2 |
| Draftpick: | 31 |
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| Highlights: |
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| Statlabel1: | Rushing yards |
| Statvalue1: | 831 |
| Statlabel2: | Rushing average |
| Statvalue2: | 3.3 |
| Statlabel3: | Rushing touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 6 |
| Statlabel4: | Receptions |
| Statvalue4: | 14 |
| Statlabel5: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue5: | 74 |
| Pfr: | ThomAn00 |
| Collegehof: | 2201 |
Anthony Q. Thompson (born April 8, 1967) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers and was selected in the second round by the Phoenix Cardinals in the 1990 NFL draft. Thompson also played for the Los Angeles Rams. He later became a pastor at the Lighthouse Community Church in Bloomington, Indiana.[1]
Thompson was a three-year starter (1983–1985) for Terre Haute North Vigo High School, where he was a Parade All-American under coach Wayne Staley.
Thompson played college football with the Indiana University Hoosiers football program where he won the Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award in 1989. He also won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football twice, becoming only the third person to do so at the time (following Paul Giel and Archie Griffin). Thompson finished second in Heisman Trophy voting for the 1989 season. In 1989, he broke the record for career touchdowns in college with 65 touchdowns. The record stood until 1998 when it was broken by Ricky Williams. Thompson finished his college career with 5,299 rushing yards. In 2007, Thompson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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| Season | Rushing | Receiving | Kickoff Returns | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yards | Avg | Yds/G | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| 1986 | 191 | 806 | 4.2 | 67.2 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 257 | 1,014 | 3.9 | 84.5 | 12 | 26 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | |
| 1988 | 355 | 1,686 | 4.7 | 140.5 | 26 | 31 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | |
| 1989 | 358 | 1,793 | 5.0 | 163.0 | 24 | 35 | 201 | 1 | 18 | 394 | 21.9 | 0 | |
| NCAA Career Totals | 1,161 | 5,299 | 4.6 | 112.7 | 67 | 102 | 755 | 1 | 19 | 412 | 21.7 | 0 | |
Thompson was selected by the Phoenix Cardinals in the second round of the 1990 NFL draft.[3] During his NFL career, which ended in 1992 with the Los Angeles Rams, he played in 37 games and scored six touchdowns.
Thompson has four children: two daughters, Teka and Ciara, and two sons, Anthony Jr. and Jacob.