Del Thompson Explained

Del Thompson
Number:39
Position:Running back
Birth Date:21 February 1958
Birth Place:Kermit, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:203
High School:Hamlin (TX)
College:Texas-El Paso
Draftyear:1982
Draftround:5
Draftpick:130
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Rushing yards
Statvalue1:7
Statlabel2:Rushing average
Statvalue2:1.8
Pfr:T/ThomDe22

Delbert Ray Thompson (born February 21, 1958) is a former American football running back who played one season with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chiefs in the fifth round of the 1982 NFL draft. He first enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin before transferring to Ranger College and lastly the University of Texas at El Paso. Thompson attended Hamlin High School in Hamlin, Texas.[1] He was also a member of the New York Jets.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Thompson was selected by the Chiefs with the 130th pick in the 1982 NFL Draft. He played in six games for the Chiefs during the 1982 season.[1] He was placed on the injured reserve list on August 23, 1983.[2]

New York Jets

Thompson was claimed on waivers by the New York Jets from Kansas City on April 10, 1984.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DEL THOMPSON . profootballarchives.com . July 23, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150724025646/http://www.profootballarchives.com/thom20200.html . July 24, 2015 . mdy-all .
  2. News: Transactions . . August 24, 1983 . https://archive.today/20160920143751/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/24/sports/transactions-119571.html . September 20, 2016 . live . September 20, 2016 . mdy .
  3. News: Transactions . . April 11, 1984 . July 23, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723183326/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/11/sports/transactions-115678.html . July 23, 2015.