| Smack Thompson | |
| School: | Georgia Bulldogs |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Class: | Graduate |
| Currentposition: | End |
| Pastschools: | Georgia (1921 - 1922; 1924 - 1925) |
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Ralph Sandford "Smack" Thompson (May 30, 1900 - October 31, 1981) was a college football player. He was the brother of Charlie Thompson.[1]
Thompson was an All-Southern end for Kid Woodruff's Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia, captain of its 1925 team.[2] [3] That team defeated Auburn 34 to 0 in Columbus.[4] Allegedly, Thompson would yell out in his sleep. On the eve of a 3–0 loss to Georgia Tech, he screamed out "Kill the SOB", referring to Doug Wycoff. Once during the game both were knocked unconscious.[5] "He was absolutely poison" wrote Morgan Blake about Thompson, "with reckless disregard for life and limb, he plunged into the thick of every play."[5]