Earl ThomasThomas, Earl LewisHeight: 6-2 Weight: 215 Born: October 4, 1948 Greenville, TX Died: July 4, 2020 Houston, TX High School: Greenville (TX) |
| Year | College | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Houston | |
| 1968 | Houston | Lettered |
| 1969 | Houston | Lettered |
| 1970 | Houston | Lettered |
| Draft: 6th round (135th overall) 1971 Chicago Bears |
| Relatives: Brother of Jimmy Thomas; brother of Mike Thomas |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Chicago Bears (NFL)1971 CHIB NFL | 82 | TE | 11 | 0 |
| 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL | 82 | TE | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | 82 | WR | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1974 STL NFL | 82 | WR | 14 | 11 |
| 1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1975 STL NFL | 82 | WR | 11 | 9 |
| 1976 Houston Oilers (NFL)1976 HOU NFL | 89 | WR | 7 | 1 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 71 | 49 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/28/1971 | 1971 Chicago Bears (NFL)1971 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 1971 Chicago Bears (NFL)1971 CHIB NFL | |
| Pro Draft | 3/18/1974 | 1974 Detroit Wheels (WFL)1974 DET WFL |
| Traded | 8/23/1974 | 1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1974 STL NFL |
| Traded | 6/11/1976 | 1976 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1976 GB NFL |
| Released | 1976 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1976 GB NFL | |
| Signed | 10/28/1976 | 1976 Houston Oilers (NFL)1976 HOU NFL |
| Released | 1977 Houston Oilers (NFL)1977 HOU NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1974 STL NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1975 STL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 90 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Chicago Bears (NFL)1971 CHIB NFL | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL | 20 | 365 | 18.3 | 44 | 3 | |||||||
| 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | 24 | 343 | 14.3 | 38 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1974 STL NFL | 34 | 513 | 15.1 | 52t | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1975 STL NFL | 21 | 375 | 17.9 | 80t | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1976 Houston Oilers (NFL)1976 HOU NFL | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 106 | 1651 | 15.6 | 80t | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL | 0 | 82 | 82tL | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | 0 | 12 | 12L | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 94 | 82Lt | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Chicago Bears (NFL)1971 CHIB NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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