Speedy Thomas
Louis Timothy Thomas, III
Born: April 13, 1947
Houston, TX USA
Deceased: July 29, 2003
Position: WR-FL
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 170
College: Utah
High School: Booker T. Washington (Houston, TX)
Career: 1969-1975
Drafted: 1969 in Round 3, #57 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
Speedy Thomas played from 1969 to 1975 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and New Orleans Saints. Thomas caught 122 passes for 1,660 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 16 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| AFL | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 16 | 1 | |
| NFL | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| CFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 16 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 33 | 481 | 14.6 | 62 | 3 |
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 257 | 12.2 | 27 | 2 |
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 22 | 327 | 14.9 | 90 | 2 |
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 171 | 10.1 | 18 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 28 | 421 | 15.0 | 62 | 2 |
| AFL | 33 | 481 | 14.6 | 62 | 3 | |
| NFL | 61 | 758 | 12.4 | 90 | 5 | |
| CFL | 28 | 421 | 15.0 | 62 | 2 | |
| Totals | 122 | 1660 | 13.6 | 90 | 10 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| AFL | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 | |
| NFL | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 | |
| Totals | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1975 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| AFL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| NFL | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| CFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 6 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 |
