Norm Thompson (American football)

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Norm Thompson
Career information
Born:	(1945-03-05) March 5, 1945 (age 76) San Francisco, California
Position(s)	Cornerback
College	Utah
NFL draft	1971 / Round: 1/ Pick 17
Career history
As player
1971–1976	St. Louis Cardinals
1977–1979	Baltimore Colts

Honors	All Century, Hall of Fame, All American
Records	Two N.C.A.A.259 yards on interceptions-1969,51.8 avg.-1969,& 3 Return for T.D.s(tied)

Norman Jack Thompson (born March 5, 1945) is a National Football League cornerback who played with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Baltimore Colts. He became in 1977 the first free agent in NFL history to sign with another team, when he went to the Colts from the Cardinals.

v t 1971 NFL Draft first-round selections
Jim Plunkett Archie Manning Dan Pastorini J. D. Hill Richard Harris John Riggins Joe Profit Frank Lewis John Brockington Isiah Robertson Joe Moore Marv Montgomery Leon Burns Clarence Scott Vernon Holland Elmo Wright Norm Thompson Rocky Thompson Jack Tatum Jack Youngblood Bob Bell Don McCauley Tim Anderson Leo Hayden Tody Smith Lenny Dunlap

v t St. Louis Cardinals 1971 NFL draft selections
Norm Thompson Dan Dierdorf Jim Livesay Larry Willingham Rocky Wallace Mel Gray James Cooch Ron Yankowski Mike Savoy Ron Miller Rick Ogle Tim Von Dulm Jeff Allen Doug Klausen Ted Heiskell Lawrence Brame Preston Watkins

Arizona Cardinals first-round draft picks

Formerly the Chicago Cardinals (1920–1959), St. Louis Cardinals (1960–1987) and Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993)

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