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BOBBY THOMPSON

Thompson, Robert Lee
Height: 5-10 Weight: 179
Born: March 30, 1939 Minden, LA
Died: March 11, 2014 Los Angeles, CA
High School: Centennial (Compton, CA)

Year	College	Status
1958	Compton JC
1959	Compton JC
1960	Arizona	Lettered
1961	Arizona	Lettered

Draft: 12th round (91st overall) 1962 Dallas Texans; 3rd round (38th overall) 1962 Detroit Lions

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1962 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1962 MTL CFL	24	HB	14
1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL	24	HB	9
1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL	27	LCB	14	14
1965 Detroit Lions (NFL)1965 DET NFL	27	LCB	11	9
1966 Detroit Lions (NFL)1966 DET NFL	27	LCB	14	14
1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL	27	LCB	12	0
1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL	27	CB	14	0
1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL	27	LS	7	4
1971 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1971 MTL CFL	21	LCB	14
6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL			72	41
3 Years (CFL)3 Years CFL			37

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	12/2/1961	1962 Dallas Texans (AFL)1962 DAL AFL
Draft	12/4/1961	1962 Detroit Lions (NFL)1962 DET NFL
Signed	12/15/1961	1962 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1962 MTL CFL
Free Agent		1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL
Signed		1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL
Traded	9/15/1969	1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL
Injured Reserve	11/19/1969	1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL
Traded	8/26/1970	1970 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1970 DAL NFL
Released	9/9/1970	1970 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1970 DAL NFL
Signed		1970 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1970 MTL CFL
Signed		1971 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1971 MTL CFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1962 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1962 MTL CFL	2	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	12
1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	6
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	3	0	0					0	0		0	0	18

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1962 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1962 MTL CFL	27	126	4.7	19	1		0	0
1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL	1	1	1.0	1	0		0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1962 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1962 MTL CFL		13		151	11.6	45	0
1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL		3		48	16.0	19	1		0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL		16		199	12.4	45	1		0	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1962 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1962 MTL CFL	4	38	9.5	21	0
1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL	1	2	2.0	2	0
1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL	3	45	15.0	24	0
1965 Detroit Lions (NFL)1965 DET NFL	2	3	1.5	3	0
1966 Detroit Lions (NFL)1966 DET NFL	4	52	13.0	26	0
1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL	1	2	2.0	2	0
1971 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1971 MTL CFL	6	34	5.7	29	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	10	102	10.2	26	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	11	74	6.7	29	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1962 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1962 MTL CFL	7	-	30	4.3	6	0	0	0
1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL	1	-	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL	1	1	27	27.0	27	0	1	0
1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL	9	5	20	2.2	7	0	0	0
1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL	4	1	25	6.3	12	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	14	7	72	5.1	27	0	1	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	8		30	3.8	6	0	0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1962 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1962 MTL CFL	14	-	396	28.3	106	1
1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL	1		24	24.0	24	0	1	0	0
1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL	4		134	33.5	50	0
1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL	17		363	21.4	40	0			0
1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL	5		101	20.2	26	0		0
1971 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1971 MTL CFL	7	-	200	28.6	38	0		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	27		622	23.0	50	0	1	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	21		596	28.4	106	1		0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL	2		0	1	1	0	0
1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL	1		1	1	2	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3	0	1	3	4	0	0

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