Rex Thomas | |
Birth Date: | 16 April 1902[1] |
Birth Place: | McLoud, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Death Place: | near Sterling, Colorado, U.S. |
Position1: | Wide receiver |
College: | University of Tulsa |
Playing Years1: | 1926 |
Playing Team1: | Brooklyn Lions |
Playing Years2: | 1927 |
Playing Team2: | Cleveland Bulldogs |
Playing Years3: | 1928 |
Playing Team3: | Detroit Wolverines |
Playing Years4: | 1930–1931 |
Playing Team4: | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Rex Beauford Thomas (April 16, 1902 – March 28, 1955) was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for five seasons for the Brooklyn Lions, Cleveland Bulldogs, Detroit Wolverines, and Brooklyn Dodgers.[2] He later lived in Sterling, Colorado where he worked in the oilfield industry. Thomas was killed in an automobile collision on March 28, 1955, near Sterling.[3]