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Linebacker, William & Mary, 1944–⁠48

Tommy Thompson

Tommy Thompson played linebacker at William & Mary (1944, 1946–⁠48). The Washington Redskins took Thompson in round 3, No. 16 overall in the 1948 NFL Draft. The Cleveland Browns also took him in round 7, No. 41 overall in the 1948 AAFC Draft.

Best season
1948
First-team All-Southern Conference
Drafted
No. 16
Round 3, 1948 NFL Draft (Washington Redskins)

Honors

Team titles: Southern champions, 1947

All-America: AP third team 1948; NEA third team 1948

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

First-team All-Pro (AP): 1953

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1953; United Press first team 1953; New York Daily News second team 1953.

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1949AAFCCleveland Browns

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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