Bill Thomas (American football)

Bill Thomas
Position(s)
Running back		 Jersey #(s)
27, 28, 43
Born August 7, 1949 (1949-08-07) (age 62)
Ossining, New York
Career information
Year(s) 1972–1974
NFL Draft 1972 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26
College Boston College
Professional teams
Career stats
Rushing attempts-yards 13-36
Receptions-yards 1-4
Touchdowns 0
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
  • No notable achievements

William Jeffrey "Bill" Thomas (born August 7, 1949 in Ossining, New York) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Dallas Cowboys (1972), the Houston Oilers (1973), and the Kansas City Chiefs (1974). He was drafted by the Cowboys in the first round of the 1972 NFL Draft out of Boston College.

Dallas Cowboys first-round draft picks
Lilly · Jordan · Appleton · Morton · Niland · Homan · C. Hill · D. Thomas · To. Smith · B. Thomas · DuPree · E. Jones · Young · R. White · Henderson · Kyle · Dorsett · Bethea · Shaw · Richards · R. Hill · Jeffcoat · Cannon · Brooks · Sherrard · Noonan · Irvin · Aikman · E. Smith · Maryland · Harper · Pritchett · K. Smith · R. Jones · Carver · LaFleur · Ellis · Ekuban · R. Williams · Newman · Ware · Spears · Carpenter · Spencer · F. Jones · Jenkins · Bryant · Ty. Smith

AFC East: BUF  · MIA  · NE  · NYJ • North: BAL  · CIN  · CLE  · PIT • South: HOU  · IND  · JAC  · TEN • West: DEN  · KC  · OAK  · SD

NFC East: DAL  · NYG  · PHI  · WAS • North: CHI  · DET  · GB  · MIN • South: ATL  · CAR  · NO  · TB • West: ARI  · STL  · SF  · SEA

Draft years

70  · 71  · 72  · 73  · 74  · 75  · 76  · 77  · 78  · 79  · 80  · 81  · 82  · 83  · 84  · 85  · 86  · 87  · 88  · 89  · 90  · 91  · 92  · 93  · 94  · 95  · 96  · 97  · 98  · 99  · 00  · 01  · 02  · 03  · 04  · 05  · 06  · 07  · 08  · 09  · 10  · 11