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Darrell Thompson
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Running back, Minnesota, to 1989

Darrell Thompson

Born
Nov 23, 1967, in St. Louis, Missouri

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Darrell Thompson played running back at Minnesota (to 1989). The Green Bay Packers took Thompson in the first round, No. 19 overall in the 1990 NFL Draft.

Best season
1986
Big Ten Freshman of the Year and First-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 19
Overall, 1990 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Honors

All-America: Gannett News Service 1989

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

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