Ralph Thomas (American football)

Ralph Thomas
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	Ralph Thomas
Born:	December 16, 1929 (age 92); Kenosha, Wisconsin
Career information
Position(s)	End
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
College	San Francisco
Career history
As player
1952	Chicago Cardinals
1955–1956	Washington Redskins
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com;

Ralph Werner Thomas (born December 16, 1929 in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is a former American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Cardinals.

Biography[]

He graduated from St. Catherine's High School (Racine, Wisconsin) Class of 1947. After high school, he played for the Racine Raiders.^[1] He attended the University of San Francisco from 1948 to 1951 and was a member of the 1951 San Francisco Dons football team. In 1955, while playing for the Redskins, he set the unofficial record for fastest consecutive TD at 0:02.7 seconds.^[2] He was featured in the 2014 documentary '51 Dons.^[3]

^ Papara, Carm (15 June 1958). "Many Raiders Stars Have Continued to College With Some 'Inside' Help". No. Racine Sunday Bulletin. The Journal Times. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ "try something new". stickjumping.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "cast". IMDb.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "Ralph Thomas (1979) - Hall of Fame". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
^ "Archived Halls of Fame". Racine St. Catherine's. Retrieved 2021-05-04.

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