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American football player and coach (born 1954)
This article is about the former NFL defensive back. For the Buffalo Bills linebacker, see
Pat Thomas (linebacker)
.
American football player
Pat Thomas
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Position:
| Cornerback
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Born:
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1954-09-01
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September 1, 1954
(age 69)
Plano, Texas
, U.S.
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Height:
| 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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Weight:
| 183 lb (83 kg)
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High school:
| Plano
(Plano, Texas)
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College:
| Texas A&M
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NFL draft:
| 1976
/ Round: 2 / Pick: 39
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Player stats at
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Pat Thomas
(born September 1, 1954) is an American former professional
football
player who was a
cornerback
for the
Los Angeles Rams
of the
National Football League
(NFL). He also played at
running back
and
placekicker
.
[
citation needed
]
Early life
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Thomas was born in
Plano, Texas
. He attended
Plano High School
where he played on the 1971 state championship team.
College career
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Thomas attended
Texas A&M University
.
[1]
He was an
All-American
player at Texas A&M University.
Professional career
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Thomas was drafted by the
Los Angeles Rams
in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the 1976 NFL Draft.
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He played in the
NFL
for the Los Angeles Rams from 1976 to 1982. He was twice named an
All-Pro
selection, in 1978 and 1980.
Thomas began his coaching career with the
Houston Gamblers
of the
United States Football League
in 1983. In 1985, Thomas became a coach for the
University of Houston
. He served in this position until 1989. He then moved to the
National Football League
to be a coach of the
Houston Oilers
until 1992. From 1993 to 2000, Thomas was the defensive backs coach of the
Indianapolis Colts
.
In 2001, Thomas was named as the defensive backs/conerbacks coach for the
Buffalo Bills
. As of 2006, he was no longer in that position.
Life after the NFL
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Thomas started coaching at
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
in Buffalo New York in 2006. One student of specific note to Thomas was
Naaman Roosevelt
, who went on to break the record for most touchdown passes in a single season in western New York, and to play receiver at the University of Buffalo. He is the Father of Heather McCarthy, Patrick Thomas, Jr., Tamara Thomas and Joshua Thomas.
References
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- ^
"Pat Thomas"
. NFL Enterprises LLC
. Retrieved
September 6,
2012
.
- ^
"Pat Thomas"
. Pro-Football-Reference.com
. Retrieved
September 6,
2012
.
External links
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