Bobby Thompson
Robert Lee Thompson
Born: March 30, 1939
Minden, LA USA
Deceased: March 11, 2014
Los Angeles, CA
Position: DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 188
College: Arizona
High School: Centennial (Compton, CA)
Career: 1962-1971
Drafted: 1962 in Round 12, #91 overall (AFL) by the Dallas Texans
Drafted: 1962 in Round 3, #38 overall by the Detroit Lions
Bobby Thompson played from 1962 to 1971 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Montreal Alouettes and New Orleans Saints. Thompson intercepted 21 passes for 176 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 27 | 126 | 4.7 | 19 | 1 |
| 1963 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFL | 28 | 127 | 4.5 | 19 | 1 | |
| Totals | 28 | 127 | 4.5 | 19 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 13 | 151 | 11.6 | 45 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 19 | 1 |
| CFL | 16 | 199 | 12.4 | 45 | 1 | |
| Totals | 16 | 199 | 12.4 | 45 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 12 | 0 |
| CFL | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 | |
| NFL | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 27 | 0 | |
| Totals | 22 | 102 | 4.6 | 27 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 396 | 28.3 | 106 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 134 | 33.5 | 50 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 17 | 363 | 21.4 | 40 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1971 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 7 | 200 | 28.6 | 38 | 0 |
| CFL | 21 | 596 | 28.4 | 106 | 1 | |
| NFL | 27 | 622 | 23.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Totals | 48 | 1218 | 25.4 | 106 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 29 | 0 |
| CFL | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| NFL | 10 | 102 | 10.2 | 26 | 0 | |
| Totals | 21 | 176 | 8.4 | 29 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 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 |
| 1962 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1963 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | |
| 1963 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 9 | |
| 1964 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 0 | |
| 1971 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 |
