Bobby Thompson

Bobby Thompson
Born: January 16, 1947
Raleigh, NC USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195
College: Oklahoma
High School: Central (Providence, RI)
Career: 1969-1977

Bobby Thompson played from 1969 to 1977 during his career with the Detroit Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Thompson ran for 3,271 yards in his career on 638 attempts, scoring 6 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 295 passes for 4,437 yards and 31 receiving touchdowns..

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Detroit Lions

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Passing:

Year	Team	Att	Rating
1973	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	1	39.6
	CFL	1
Totals		1

Rushing:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1969	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	82	467	5.7	41	0
1970	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	45	336	7.5	65	2
1971	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	121	591	4.9	34	2
1972	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	97	461	4.8	69	0
1973	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	142	737	5.2	57	0
1974	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	68	305	4.5	32	1
1975	NFL Detroit Lions	51	268	5.3	46	1
1976	NFL Detroit Lions	13	42	3.2	9	0
1977	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	19	64	3.4	12	0
	CFL	574	2961	5.2	69	5
	NFL	64	310	4.8	46	1
Totals		638	3271	5.1	69	6

Receiving:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1969	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	45	891	19.8	85	9
1970	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	379	21.1	94	2
1971	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	48	774	16.1	97	6
1972	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	51	821	16.1	91	7
1973	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	45	626	13.9	94	2
1974	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	56	711	12.7	66	5
1975	NFL Detroit Lions	19	122	6.4	22	0
1976	NFL Detroit Lions	10	108	10.8	38	0
1977	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	3	5	1.7	16	0
	CFL	266	4207	15.8	97	31
	NFL	29	230	7.9	38	0
Totals		295	4437	15.0	97	31

Kick Returns:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1969	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	20	600	30.0	51	0
1970	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	4	87	21.8	30	0
1971	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	4	180	45.0	115	1
1972	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	4	117	29.2	42	0
1973	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	7	165	23.6	31	0
1974	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	12	266	22.2	34	0
1975	NFL Detroit Lions	22	565	25.7	42	0
1976	NFL Detroit Lions	22	431	19.6	59	0
1977	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	3	57	19.0	32	0
	CFL	54	1472	27.3	115	1
	NFL	44	996	22.6	59	0
Totals		98	2468	25.2	115	1

Interceptions:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
1974	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	1	24	24.0	24
	CFL	1	24	24.0	24
Totals		1	24	24.0	24

Defense and Fumbles:

Year	Team	Tackle	Brup	Fum	F Rec
1976	NFL Detroit Lions			1	1
	NFL		0	1	1
Totals		0	0	1	1

Total Scoring:

		Touchdowns								Other					Total
Year	Team	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
1969	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	9		0				0		0	0			54
1970	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	2	2		0				0		0	0			24
1971	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	2	6		1				0		0	0			54
1972	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	7		0				0		0	0			42
1973	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	2		0				0		0	0			12
1974	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders	1	5		0		0		0		0	0			36
1975	NFL Detroit Lions	1	0		0				0		0	0			6
	CFL	5	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	222
	NFL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Totals		6	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	228

Playing Career:

Year	League	Team	GP	GS
1969	CFL	Saskatchewan Roughriders	16
1970	CFL	Saskatchewan Roughriders	8
1971	CFL	Saskatchewan Roughriders	16
1972	CFL	Saskatchewan Roughriders	16
1973	CFL	Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	0
1974	CFL	Saskatchewan Roughriders	16
1975	NFL	Detroit Lions	14	1
1976	NFL	Detroit Lions	14	0
1977	CFL	Saskatchewan Roughriders	2