Jim Thomason

Jim Thomason
No. 47
Position:	Halfback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1920-03-28)March 28, 1920
Place of birth:	Los Angeles, California
Date of death:	August 4, 2007(2007-08-04) (aged 87)
Place of death:	Brenham, Texas
Career information
College:	Texas A&M
NFL draft:	1941 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Career history
Detroit Lions (1945)
Career highlights and awards
1939 National Championship

Player stats at PFR

James Neal “Jim” Thomason (March 28, 1920 – August 4, 2007) was an American football halfback. The Brownwood, Texas native was part of the 1939 national championship team of Texas A&M University. He was selected 5th overall by the Detroit Lions in the 1941 NFL Draft.

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Obituary

1939 Texas A&M Aggies football—AP national champions

Felix Bucek John Kimbrough Ernie Pannell Cotton Price Marion Pugh Ed Robnett Marshall Robnett Cullen Rogers Martin Ruby Jim Thomason Head coach: Homer H. Norton Assistant coaches: Bill James Marty Karow

1941 NFL draft first-round selections

Tom Harmon John Kimbrough Norm Standlee Rudy Mucha Jim Thomason George Franck George Paskvan Dean McAdams Don Scott Forest Evashevski

Detroit Lions first-round draft picks

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