Running back, Oklahoma, 1954–57
Clendon Thomas
- Born
- Dec 28, 1935, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Died
- Jan 27, 2026
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Clendon Thomas played running back at Oklahoma (1954–57). He finished eighth in the 1957 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1957. The Los Angeles Rams took Thomas in round 2, No. 19 overall in the 1958 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2011College Football Hall of Fame
- 1955Second-team All-Big Seven
- 1956, 1957First-team All-Big Seven
- 1957Consensus All‑American
- 1957Eighth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Big Eight champions, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957; National champions, 1955 and 1956
All-America: consensus 1957; INS second team 1956; UP second team 1956; Central Press third team 1956
The teams in those years
- 1954 Oklahoma10–0No. 3 in the final AP poll; Big Eight champions
- 1955 Oklahoma11–0No. 1 in the final AP poll; national champions; Big Eight champions
- 1956 Oklahoma10–0No. 1 in the final AP poll; national champions; Big Eight champions
- 1957 Oklahoma10–1No. 4 in the final AP poll; Big Eight champions
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 Bowl: 1963 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1962–63)
All-Pro teams: AP second team 1962–63.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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