Duane Thomas
Duane Julius Thomas
Born: June 21, 1947
Dallas, TX USA
Deceased: August 4, 2024
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 220
College: West Texas A&M
High School: Lincoln (Dallas, TX)
Career: 1970-1975
Drafted: 1970 in Round 1, #23 overall by the Dallas Cowboys
Duane Thomas played from 1970 to 1975 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys, The Hawaiians and Washington Redskins. Thomas ran for 2,130 yards in his career on 487 attempts, scoring 21 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 45 passes for 317 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 151 | 803 | 5.3 | 47 | 5 |
| 1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 175 | 793 | 4.5 | 56 | 11 |
| 1973 | NFL Washington Redskins | 32 | 95 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 95 | 347 | 3.7 | 66 | 5 |
| 1975 | WFL The Hawaiians | 34 | 92 | 2.7 | 13 | 0 |
| NFL | 453 | 2038 | 4.5 | 66 | 21 | |
| WFL | 34 | 92 | 2.7 | 13 | 0 | |
| Totals | 487 | 2130 | 4.4 | 66 | 21 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 17 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 153 | 11.8 | 34 | 2 |
| 1973 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 9 | 1 |
| 1975 | WFL The Hawaiians | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| NFL | 38 | 297 | 7.8 | 34 | 3 | |
| WFL | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 45 | 317 | 7.0 | 34 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 19 | 416 | 21.9 | 33 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 21 | 480 | 22.9 | 33 | 0 | |
| Totals | 21 | 480 | 22.9 | 33 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1970 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1971 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||||||
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| NFL | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
| Totals | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 8 |
| 1971 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 9 |
| 1973 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 3 |
| 1975 | WFL | The Hawaiians | 5 |
