Woody Thompson
Alexander Woodrow Thompson
Born: August 20, 1952
Erie, PA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 228
College: Miami (FL)
High School: East (Erie, PA)
Career: 1975-1977
Drafted: 1975 in Round 3, #65 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Woody Thompson played from 1975 to 1977 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons. Thompson ran for 877 yards in his career on 242 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 42 passes for 259 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 68 | 247 | 3.6 | 18 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 42 | 152 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 132 | 478 | 3.6 | 22 | 1 |
| Totals | 242 | 877 | 3.6 | 22 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 92 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 111 | 6.9 | 26 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 259 | 6.2 | 26 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 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 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
