| Art Thoms | |
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| Date of birth | August 28, 1947 |
| Place of birth | Teaneck, New Jersey |
| Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
| College | Syracuse |
| Common Draft | 1969 / Round 1 / Pick 22 |
| Jersey Number | 80 |
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| 1969 1970-1976 1977 |
AFL Oakland Raiders NFL Oakland Raiders NFL Philadelphia Eagles |
Arthur William Thoms (born August 28, 1947 in Teaneck, New Jersey) is a former collegiate and professional American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons in the American Football League and the National Football League.
Thoms played high school football at Brick Township High School in Brick Township, New Jersey and at Wayne High School.[1][2] From there he spent one year in the Hargrave Military Academy, which is where Syracuse Football found him and offered him a full scholarship.
Thoms was taken in the 1969 Common Draft by the American Football League's Oakland Raiders. He played one year for the AFL's Raiders, then seven for them in the NFL, and one year with the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles.
Member of the Oakland Raiders Super XI Team in 1976.
In 2002 he was inducted into the All-Millenuim Team at Syracuse.
Other American Football League players
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