| William Claude "Whitey" Thomas | |
| Birth Date: | July 15, 1893 |
| Death Date: | July 13, 1959 |
| Death Place: | New Jersey |
| Team: | Penn State |
| Position1: | End |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 180 |
| College: | Penn State |
| Playing Years1: | 1922–1923 |
| Playing Team1: | Frankford Athletic Assoc. (Ind.) |
| Playing Years2: | 1924 |
| Playing Team2: | Frankford Yellow Jackets (NFL) |
| Playing Years3: | 1926 |
| Playing Team3: | Philadelphia Quakers (AFL I) |
| Playing Years4: | 1927 |
| Playing Team4: | Atlantic City Roses (ELPF) |
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| Nfl: | THO400092 |
William C. "Whitey" Thomas (August 17, 1895 - August 1978) was an American football end. He played for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1924 in the National Football League and for the Philadelphia Quakers in 1926 in the first American Football League. Thomas also played for the Yellow Jackets in 1922 and in 1923, before the team became members of the NFL.[1] He played college football for Penn State, before playing professionally.
During Whitey's final season of professional football in 1927, he played for the Atlantic City Roses. During a 6-0 loss to the Staten Island Stapletons, he caught four passes for 101 yards.[2]