Dick ThorntonThornton, Richard BrianHeight: 6-0 Weight: 185 Born: November 1, 1939 Chicago, IL Died: December 19, 2014 High School: William Howard Taft (Chicago, IL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Northwestern | |
| 1958 | Northwestern | Lettered |
| 1959 | Northwestern | |
| 1960 | Northwestern | Lettered |
| Draft: 21st round (165th overall) 1961 Dallas Texans; 6th round (83rd overall) 1961 St. Louis Cardinals |
| Relatives: Son of Dick Thornton |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1961 WPG CFL | 10 | S-QB | 4 | |
| 1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1962 WPG CFL | 14 | LCB | 16 | |
| 1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1963 WPG CFL | 14 | DB | 16 | |
| 1964 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1964 WPG CFL | LCB | 4 | ||
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 14 | CB-QB | 16 | |
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 28 | LCB | 13 | |
| 1967 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1967 TOR CFL | 25 | QB-DB | 14 | |
| 1968 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1968 TOR CFL | 25 | LCB-RCB | 14 | |
| 1969 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1969 TOR CFL | 25 | DB | 14 | |
| 1970 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1970 TOR CFL | 25 | DB | 10 | |
| 1971 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1971 TOR CFL | 25 | DB-SE | 14 | |
| 1972 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1972 TOR CFL | 25 | DB | 4 | |
| 1974 Memphis Southmen (WFL)1974 MEM WFL | 45 | FS | ||
| 12 Years (CFL)12 Years CFL | 139 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/5/1960 | 1961 Dallas Texans (AFL)1961 DAL AFL |
| Draft | 12/27/1960 | 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1961 STL NFL |
| Signed | 1/27/1961 | 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1961 WPG CFL |
| Released | 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | |
| Signed | 1967 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1967 TOR CFL | |
| Released | 1973 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1973 TOR CFL | |
| Signed | 1974 Memphis Southmen (WFL)1974 MEM WFL | |
| Free Agent | 1974 Memphis Southmen (WFL)1974 MEM WFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1963 Official All-CFL |
| 1965 Official All-CFL |
| 1971 Official All-CFL |
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| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Memphis Southmen (WFL)1974 MEM WFL | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 1967 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1967 TOR CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1968 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1968 TOR CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1969 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1969 TOR CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 1970 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1970 TOR CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1971 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1971 TOR CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1962 WPG CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1963 WPG CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 112 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1961 WPG CFL | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1962 WPG CFL | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1963 WPG CFL | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 37 | 130 | 3.5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1967 TOR CFL | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1968 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1968 TOR CFL | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 38 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1969 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1969 TOR CFL | 14 | 106 | 7.6 | 33 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1970 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1970 TOR CFL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1961 WPG CFL | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 6 | 83 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 33 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 100.3 | |||
| 1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1962 WPG CFL | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 44 | 8.8 | 14.7 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 88.8 | |||
| 1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1963 WPG CFL | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 5 | 57 | 6.3 | 14.3 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 65.5 | |
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 55 | 16 | 29.1 | 34 | 314 | 5.7 | 19.6 | 39 | 2 | 3.6 | 5 | 9.1 | 51 | 0 | 25.1 | |||
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 11 | 115 | 5.0 | 12.8 | 32 | 1 | 4.3 | 3 | 13.0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 30.4 | ||
| 1967 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1967 TOR CFL | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 4 | 38 | 4.2 | 12.7 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | |||
| 1968 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1968 TOR CFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 19 | 9.5 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | |||
| 1969 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1969 TOR CFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 104.2 | |||
| 1971 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1971 TOR CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 117 | 43 | 36.8 | 63 | 679 | 5.8 | 15.8 | 39 | 4 | 3.4 | 11 | 9.4 | 5 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1963 WPG CFL | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1968 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1968 TOR CFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1969 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1969 TOR CFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1970 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1970 TOR CFL | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44t | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1971 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1971 TOR CFL | 13 | 195 | 15.0 | 45 | 1 | ||||||
| 1972 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1972 TOR CFL | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 23 | 338 | 14.7 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1962 WPG CFL | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 26 | 1 |
| 1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1963 WPG CFL | 6 | 200 | 33.3 | 65 | 3 |
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 2 | 117 | 58.5 | 64 | 0 |
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1967 TOR CFL | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1968 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1968 TOR CFL | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 63 | 0 |
| 1969 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1969 TOR CFL | 7 | 159 | 22.7 | 52 | 2 |
| 1970 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1970 TOR CFL | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1971 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1971 TOR CFL | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 43 | 2 |
| 1972 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1972 TOR CFL | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 39 | 0 |
| 1974 Memphis Southmen (WFL)1974 MEM WFL | 5 | 156 | 31.2 | 54t | 1 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 42 | 847 | 20.2 | 65 | 8 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1961 WPG CFL | 13 | 461 | 35.5 | 54 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1962 WPG CFL | 15 | 424 | 28.3 | 54 | - | |||||||
| 1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1963 WPG CFL | 62 | 2358 | 38.0 | 62 | - | |||||||
| 1964 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1964 WPG CFL | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 46 | - | |||||||
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 9 | 313 | 34.8 | 45 | - | |||||||
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 43 | - | |||||||
| 1967 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1967 TOR CFL | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | - | |||||||
| 1969 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1969 TOR CFL | 52 | 2012 | 38.7 | 68 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 1972 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1972 TOR CFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | - | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 164 | 6013 | 36.7 | 68 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1963 WPG CFL | 2 | - | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 1 | - | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1968 TOR CFL | 1 | - | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1971 TOR CFL | 3 | - | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1972 TOR CFL | 1 | - | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1963 WPG CFL | 1 | - | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 4 | - | 112 | 28.0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 4 | - | 104 | 26.0 | 40 | 0 | |||
| 1967 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1967 TOR CFL | 7 | - | 152 | 21.7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1970 TOR CFL | 1 | - | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1971 TOR CFL | 4 | - | 54 | 13.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1972 TOR CFL | 6 | - | 64 | 10.7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 27 | 525 | 19.4 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1961 WPG CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1962 WPG CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1963 WPG CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 1 |
| 1964 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1964 WPG CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1965 WPG CFL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1966 WPG CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1967 TOR CFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1969 TOR CFL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1972 TOR CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 128 | 1 |
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