Tommy Thompson
Tommye Pryor Thompson
Born: August 15, 1916
Hutchinson, KS USA
Deceased: April 21, 1989
Calico Rock, AR
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 192
College: Tulsa
High School: R.L. Paschal (Fort Worth, TX)
Career: 1940-1953
Tommy Thompson played from 1940 to 1953 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Thompson threw for 10,896 yards in his career, completing 775 of 1,492 passes with 95 touchdowns and 106 interceptions. He also ran for -91 yards in 303 attempts with 6 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 28 | 9 | 32.1 | 145 | 5.2 | 1 | 3.6 | 3 | 10.7 | 31 | 22.8 |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 162 | 86 | 53.1 | 959 | 5.9 | 8 | 4.9 | 14 | 8.6 | 50 | 51.4 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 203 | 95 | 46.8 | 1410 | 6.9 | 8 | 3.9 | 16 | 7.9 | 65 | 50.3 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 146 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.1 | 27 | 38.7 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 103 | 57 | 55.3 | 745 | 7.2 | 6 | 5.8 | 9 | 8.7 | 45 | 61.3 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 201 | 106 | 52.7 | 1680 | 8.4 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 7.5 | 69 | 76.3 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 246 | 141 | 57.3 | 1965 | 8.0 | 25 | 10.2 | 11 | 4.5 | 70 | 98.4 |
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 214 | 116 | 54.2 | 1727 | 8.1 | 16 | 7.5 | 11 | 5.1 | 75 | 84.4 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 239 | 107 | 44.8 | 1608 | 6.7 | 11 | 4.6 | 22 | 9.2 | 75 | 44.4 |
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 68 | 43 | 63.2 | 511 | 7.5 | 4 | 5.9 | 3 | 4.4 | 0 | 87.3 |
| NFL | 1424 | 732 | 51.4 | 10385 | 7.3 | 91 | 6.4 | 103 | 7.2 | 75 | ||
| CFL | 68 | 43 | 63.2 | 511 | 7.5 | 4 | 5.9 | 3 | 4.4 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1492 | 775 | 51.9 | 10896 | 7.3 | 95 | 6.4 | 106 | 7.1 | 75 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 40 | 39 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 54 | -2 | -0.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 92 | -32 | -0.3 | 22 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | -13 | -1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 34 | -116 | -3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 23 | 52 | 2.3 | 16 | 2 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 13 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 17 | 1.1 | 5 | 2 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 34 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10 | -116 | -11.6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 293 | 25 | 0.1 | 22 | 6 | |
| CFL | 10 | -116 | -11.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 303 | -91 | -0.3 | 22 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 0 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 |
| NFL | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | |
| Totals | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 15 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 60 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| NFL | 13 | 87 | 6.7 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 87 | 6.7 | 15 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 22 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 23 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 |
| NFL | 12 | 108 | 9.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Totals | 12 | 108 | 9.0 | 25 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 8 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 24 | 17 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| Totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 2 |
| 1941 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 5 |
| 1942 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 10 |
| 1945 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 3 |
| 1947 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 4 |
| 1949 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 9 |
| 1950 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 12 |
| 1953 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 3 |
Honors
1942 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1942 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1948 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1948 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1948 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1948 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1949 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1949 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
