Corky Tharp
Thomas Allen Tharp
Born: April 19, 1931
Birmingham, AL USA
Deceased: August 1, 2003
Birmingham, AL
Position: DB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
College: Alabama
High School: Ramsay (Birmingham, AL)
Career: 1955-1960
Drafted: 1955 in Round 6, #67 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Corky Tharp played from 1955 to 1960 during his career with the New York Titans and Toronto Argonauts. Tharp intercepted 3 passes for 19 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 130 | 798 | 6.1 | 61 | 4 | 1957 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 67 | 396 | 5.9 | 69 | 3 | 1958 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 | 1959 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 41 | 241 | 5.9 | 29 | 0 |
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| CFL | 244 | 1442 | 5.9 | 69 | 7 | |
| Totals | 244 | 1442 | 5.9 | 69 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 15 | 257 | 17.1 | 40 | 0 | 1957 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 9 | 0 | 1958 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 44 | 0 | 1959 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 35 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 29 | 455 | 15.7 | 44 | 1 | |
| Totals | 29 | 455 | 15.7 | 44 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 | 1960 | AFL New York Titans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| AFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 370 | 23.1 | 48 | 0 | 1957 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 32 | 0 | 1958 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 130 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 | 1959 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 27 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 26 | 604 | 23.2 | 48 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 604 | 23.2 | 48 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1960 | AFL New York Titans | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFL | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1955 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1957 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1959 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| CFL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1955 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 7 | 1957 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 7 | 1958 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 1959 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 1960 | AFL | New York Titans | 9 | 14 |
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Honors
1955 - CFL CFL East All-Star (2nd Team)
1955 - CFL Shrine East All-Star
