Ralph_Thomas_(American_football)

Ralph Thomas (American football)

Ralph Thomas (American football)

American football player (born 1929)

Ralph Werner Thomas (born December 16, 1929) is a former American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Cardinals.

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Biography

He graduated from St. Catherine's High School (Racine, Wisconsin) Class of 1947. After high school, he played for the Racine Raiders.[1] He attended the University of San Francisco from 1948 to 1951 and was a member of the 1951 San Francisco Dons football team. In 1955, while playing for the Redskins, he set the unofficial record for fastest consecutive TD at 0:02.7 seconds.[2] He was featured in the 2014 documentary '51 Dons.[3]

Awards and honors

  • 1979 University of San Francisco Athletic Hall of Fame[4]
  • 2000 St. Catherine's High School Alumni Hall of Fame[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Papara, Carm (15 June 1958). "Many Raiders Stars Have Continued to College With Some 'Inside' Help". No. Racine Sunday Bulletin. The Journal Times. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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    "try something new". stickjumping.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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    "cast". IMDb.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Ralph Thomas (1979) - Hall of Fame". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  5. [5]
    "Archived Halls of Fame". Racine St. Catherine's. Retrieved 2021-05-04.


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