Bill Thornton
William Albert Thornton
Born: September 20, 1939
Toledo, OH USA
Deceased: December 18, 2008
Columbia, MO
Position: FB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 215
College: Nebraska
High School: Edward Drummond Libbey (Toledo, OH)
Career: 1963-1967
Drafted: 1963 in Round 22, #171 overall (AFL) by the New York Jets
Drafted: 1963 in Round 5, #58 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Bill Thornton played from 1963 to 1967 during his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. Thornton ran for 544 yards in his career on 93 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 13 passes for 68 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | 111 | 5.8 | 55 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | 236 | 6.1 | 62 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 188 | 6.1 | 38 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 93 | 544 | 5.8 | 62 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 19 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 19 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 0 |
