Bobby Thomason

Bobby Thomason

Thomason on a 1953 Bowman football card
Date of birth	March 26, 1928
Place of birth	Albertville, Alabama
Date of death	November 5, 2013 (aged 85)
Place of death	Charlotte, North Carolina
Career information
Position(s)	Quarterback
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
College	VMI
NFL draft	1949 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
Career history
As player
1949-1950	Los Angeles Rams
1951	Green Bay Packers
1952-1957	Philadelphia Eagles
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	1953, 1955, 1956
Career stats
Pass completions	687
Pass attempts	51
TD-INT	68-90
Yards	9,480
Passer rating	62.9
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Robert Lee "Bobby" Thomason (March 26, 1928 – November 5, 2013) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. While with the 1953 Eagles, he threw for over 400 yards in a single game, the first professional quarterback to do so.^[1] He was selected to three Pro Bowls. Thomason played college football at Virginia Military Institute and was drafted in the first round of the 1949 NFL Draft.

Thomason married Jean Pierce in 1951. They had one daughter. Both survived him, as, in 2013, he died of heart failure at the age of 85.^[1]

References

1. Bobby Thomason, Pro Bowl Quarterback, Dies at 85