Emmitt Thomas
Emmitt Earl Thomas
Born: June 3, 1943
Angleton, TX USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 192
College: Bishop
High School: Marshall (Angleton, TX)
Career: 1966-1978
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008
Coaching record
Emmitt Thomas played from 1966 to 1978 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Thomas intercepted 58 passes for 937 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 19 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| AFL | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 19 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 19 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 29 | 673 | 23.2 | 63 | 0 |
| AFL | 29 | 673 | 23.2 | 63 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 673 | 23.2 | 63 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 57 | 1 |
| 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 146 | 16.2 | 45 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 39 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 145 | 18.1 | 36 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 33 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 214 | 17.8 | 73 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 36 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFL | 17 | 231 | 13.6 | 57 | 2 | |
| NFL | 41 | 706 | 17.2 | 73 | 3 | |
| Totals | 58 | 937 | 16.2 | 73 | 5 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 3 |
| 1967 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 6 |
| 1968 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 0 |
Honors
1969 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1974 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
