Bruce Thornton

Thornton, Bruce Edward
Position: DE-DT
Height: 6-5 Weight: 265
Born: February 14, 1958 Detroit, MI
High School: Chadsey (Detroit, MI)
YearCollegeParticipation
1975IllinoisLettered
1976IllinoisLettered
1977IllinoisLettered
1978IllinoisLettered
Draft: 8th round (219th overall) 1979 Dallas Cowboys
Relatives: Father of Kalen Thornton
NFL Game Logs
NFL Playoff Statistics
Roster Key • Stat Key
YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL77DE160
1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL77DE-DT130
1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL77D120
1982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1982 STL NFL79DT60
1984 Chicago Blitz (USFL)1984 CHI USFL79RDE55
1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL60LDE122
1984 Year (USFL)1984 Year USFL177
1985 Denver Gold (USFL)1985 DEN USFL60LDE
4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL470
TeamDateTransaction
1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL5/4/1979Draft
1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFLSigned
1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL
1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL8/31/1981Released
1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL9/19/1981Signed
1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL9/6/1982Released
1982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1982 STL NFL9/7/1982Assigned on Waivers
1983 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1983 STL NFL8/29/1983Injured Reserve
1983 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1983 STL NFL10/4/1983Released
1984 Chicago Blitz (USFL)1984 CHI USFL11/14/1983Signed
1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL3/29/1984Traded
1985 Denver Gold (USFL)1985 DEN USFL8/7/1986Unrestricted Free Agent
AWARDS
1985 Official All-USFL
INTERCEPTIONSNOYDSAVGLGTD
1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL133.030
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL133.030
SACKSNOYDS
1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL5.546.0
1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL3.028.0
1982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1982 STL NFL1.0
1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL5.041.0
1985 Denver Gold (USFL)1985 DEN USFL12.590.5
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL9.5