Jesse Thomas
Jesse LeRoy Thomas
Born: May 23, 1928
Guthrie, OK USA
Deceased: May 16, 2012
Columbia, MD
Position: DB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
College: Michigan St.
High School: Central (Flint, MI)
Career: 1954-1960
Drafted: 1951 in Round 10, #119 overall by the New York Yanks
Jesse Thomas played from 1954 to 1960 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Los Angeles Chargers and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Thomas intercepted 5 passes for 99 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 21 | 46 | 2.2 | 12 | 0 |
| CFL | 21 | 46 | 2.2 | 12 | 0 | |
| Totals | 21 | 46 | 2.2 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 45 | 2 |
| CFL | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 45 | 2 | |
| Totals | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 45 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 23 | 0 |
| CFL | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 23 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFL | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| NFL | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 40 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1954 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| CFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 13 | |
| 1955 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 11 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 10 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL | Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | 0 |
