Dennis Thurman
Dennis Lee Thurman
Born: April 13, 1956
Los Angeles, CA USA
Position: DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 176
College: USC
High School: Santa Monica (CA)
Career: 1978-1986
Drafted: 1978 in Round 11, #306 overall by the Dallas Cowboys
Dennis Thurman played from 1978 to 1986 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys and St. Louis Cardinals. Thurman intercepted 36 passes for 562 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 20 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 78 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 187 | 20.8 | 96 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 60 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 34 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 43 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 562 | 15.6 | 96 | 4 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 15 |
| 1984 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 3 |
| 1986 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 3 |
Honors
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
