Dick Thornton
Richard Brian Thornton
Born: November 1, 1939
Chicago, IL
Deceased: December 19, 2014
Position: DB,HB,S
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: Northwestern
High School: William Howard Taft (Chicago, IL)
Career: 1961-1974
Dick Thornton played from 1961 to 1974 during his career with the Memphis Southmen, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Thornton ran for 585 yards in his career on 87 attempts, scoring 6 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 23 passes for 338 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 83 | 6.9 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 100.3 |
1962 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 88.8 |
1963 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 65.5 |
1965 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 55 | 16 | 29.1 | 314 | 5.7 | 2 | 3.6 | 5 | 9.1 | 39 | 25.1 |
1966 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 115 | 5.0 | 1 | 4.3 | 3 | 13.0 | 32 | 30.4 |
1967 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 22.2 | 15 | 7.9 |
1968 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 83.3 |
1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 104.2 |
1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
CFL | 117 | 43 | 36.8 | 679 | 5.8 | 4 | 3.4 | 11 | 9.4 | 39 | ||
Totals | 117 | 43 | 36.8 | 679 | 5.8 | 4 | 3.4 | 11 | 9.4 | 39 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 |
1962 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 1 |
1963 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 14 | 0 |
1965 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 37 | 130 | 3.5 | 20 | 2 |
1966 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 |
1967 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 30 | 1 |
1968 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 38 | 1 |
1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 106 | 7.6 | 33 | 1 |
1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
CFL | 87 | 585 | 6.7 | 38 | 6 | |
Totals | 87 | 585 | 6.7 | 38 | 6 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 30 | 0 |
1965 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 22 | 0 |
1966 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 1 |
1968 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 1 |
1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 13 | 195 | 15.0 | 45 | 1 |
1972 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
CFL | 23 | 338 | 14.7 | 45 | 3 | |
Totals | 23 | 338 | 14.7 | 45 | 3 |
Punting:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 13 | 461 | 35.5 | 54 | 0 |
1962 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 15 | 424 | 28.3 | 54 | 1 |
1963 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 62 | 2358 | 38.0 | 62 | 1 |
1964 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 46 | 0 |
1965 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | 313 | 34.8 | 45 | 0 |
1966 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 43 | 0 |
1967 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 52 | 2012 | 38.7 | 68 | 2 |
1972 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
CFL | 164 | 6013 | 36.7 | 68 | 4 | |
Totals | 164 | 6013 | 36.7 | 68 | 4 |
Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
1965 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
1968 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
1972 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
CFL | 8 | 50 | 6.2 | 18 | 0 | |
Totals | 8 | 50 | 6.2 | 18 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
1965 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 44 | 0 |
1966 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 40 | 0 |
1967 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 7 | 152 | 21.7 | 32 | 0 |
1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 22 | 0 |
1972 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 24 | 0 |
CFL | 27 | 525 | 19.4 | 44 | 0 | |
Totals | 27 | 525 | 19.4 | 44 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1962 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 26 | 1 |
1963 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 200 | 33.3 | 65 | 3 |
1965 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 117 | 58.5 | 64 | 0 |
1966 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1967 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
1968 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 63 | 0 |
1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 7 | 159 | 22.7 | 52 | 2 |
1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 38 | 0 |
1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 43 | 2 |
1972 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 39 | 0 |
1974 | WFL Memphis Southmen | 5 | 156 | 31.2 | 1 | |
CFL | 42 | 847 | 20.2 | 65 | 8 | |
WFL | 5 | 156 | 31.2 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 47 | 1003 | 21.3 | 65 | 9 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1963 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 85 | 1 | ||||
1964 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||||
1965 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||||
1972 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
CFL | 0 | 0 | 9 | 128 | 1 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 128 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1962 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||
1963 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | ||||
1965 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
1966 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
1967 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
1968 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | ||||||
1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
1974 | WFL Memphis Southmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
CFL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 112 | |
WFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
Totals | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 0 |
1962 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 0 |
1963 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 0 |
1964 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | |
1965 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 3 |
1966 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 13 | 0 |
1967 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 0 |
1968 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 0 |
1969 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 0 |
1970 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 10 | |
1971 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 0 |
1972 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | |
1974 | WFL | Memphis Southmen |
Honors
1962 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1963 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1963 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1965 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1965 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1969 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1971 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1971 - CFL CFL East All-Star