Bobby Thomason, 1953
Photo: Bowman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, VMI, to 1948

Bobby Thomason

Born
Mar 26, 1928, in Albertville, Alabama
Died
Nov 5, 2013, in Charlotte, North Carolina

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Bobby Thomason played quarterback at VMI (to 1948). The Los Angeles Rams took Thomason in the first round, No. 7 overall in the 1949 NFL Draft. The New York Yankees also took him in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 1949 AAFC Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1948
Second-team All-Southern Conference
Drafted
No. 7
Overall, 1949 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Honors

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 3 (1953, 1955–⁠56) · Second-team All-Pro: 1953

All-Pro teams: New York Daily News second team 1953.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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