Jim Thomas
James Thomas
Born: December 18, 1938
Columbus, MS
Deceased: October 4, 2015
Columbus, MS
Position: HB,RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
College: Mississippi Industrial
High School: R.E. Hunt (Columbus, MS)
Career: 1963-1971
Jim Thomas played from 1963 to 1971 during his career with the Edmonton Eskimos. Thomas ran for 6,161 yards in his career on 1,111 attempts, scoring 37 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 221 passes for 2,642 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1966 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
1967 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
1968 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 70.8 |
1969 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 121.5 |
Totals | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 55 | 6.9 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 42 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 141 | 605 | 4.3 | 29 | 5 |
1964 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 74 | 429 | 5.8 | 97 | 2 |
1965 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 115 | 981 | 8.5 | 104 | 7 |
1966 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 156 | 989 | 6.3 | 100 | 6 |
1967 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 172 | 1006 | 5.8 | 71 | 6 |
1968 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 161 | 881 | 5.5 | 59 | 6 |
1969 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 190 | 849 | 4.5 | 64 | 4 |
1970 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 78 | 374 | 4.8 | 64 | 1 |
1971 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 24 | 47 | 2.0 | 16 | 0 |
Totals | 1111 | 6161 | 5.5 | 104 | 37 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 12 | 145 | 12.1 | 36 | 1 |
1964 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 20 | 366 | 18.3 | 88 | 2 |
1965 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 19 | 277 | 14.6 | 70 | 2 |
1966 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 26 | 298 | 11.5 | 67 | 3 |
1967 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 22 | 265 | 12.0 | 55 | 2 |
1968 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 40 | 369 | 9.2 | 52 | 0 |
1969 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 46 | 505 | 11.0 | 41 | 1 |
1970 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 24 | 320 | 13.3 | 58 | 3 |
1971 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 12 | 97 | 8.1 | 20 | 0 |
Totals | 221 | 2642 | 12.0 | 88 | 14 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 7 | 151 | 21.6 | 33 | 0 |
1964 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 20 | 530 | 26.5 | 63 | 0 |
1965 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 446 | 27.9 | 47 | 0 |
1966 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 254 | 25.4 | 38 | 0 |
1968 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | 148 | 29.6 | 49 | 0 |
1969 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 12 | 300 | 25.0 | 34 | 0 |
1970 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 290 | 29.0 | 64 | 0 |
1971 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 8 | 171 | 21.4 | 34 | 0 |
Totals | 88 | 2290 | 26.0 | 64 | 0 |
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 |
1963 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | ||||||
1964 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
1965 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
1966 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
1967 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
1968 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
1969 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
1970 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
Totals | 37 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 307 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 13 | |
1964 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 12 | |
1965 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
1966 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 12 | 0 |
1967 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 15 | 0 |
1968 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
1969 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
1970 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 9 | |
1971 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 4 |
Honors
1965 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1966 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1966 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1967 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1967 - CFL CFL West All-Star