Jim Thomason
American football player (1920–2007)
American football player
 Thomason in 1942 | |
| No. 33 | |
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| Position: | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1920-03-28)March 28, 1920 Brownwood, Texas, U.S. |
| Died: | August 4, 2007(2007-08-04) (aged 87) Brenham, Texas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Brownwood |
| College: | Texas A&M |
| NFL draft: | 1941 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 |
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James Neal Thomason (March 28, 1920 – August 4, 2007) was an American football player and coach. A native of Brownwood, Texas, was Thomason played college football at Texas A&M University and was a member of the 1939 Texas A&M Aggies football team, which won a national championship. He was selected in the first round with the fifth overall selection by the Detroit Lions in the 1941 NFL Draft.[1]
Thomason served as an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He was head coach of the 1943 Greenville Army Air Base Jay Birds football team.[2]
Thomason later worked as an accountant in Brownwood. He died on August 4, 2007, at this home in Brenham, Texas.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| [Greenville Army Air Base Jay Birds (Independent) (1943) | |||||||||
| 1943 | Greenville AAB | 1–5 | |||||||
| Greenville AAB: | 1–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–5 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ Ballenger, Frank (October 9, 1943). "Jay Birds Open Grid Season". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "James Neal Thomason". Memorial Oaks Chapel. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Jim Thomason at Find a Grave
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1939 Texas A&M Aggies football—AP national champions
- Felix Bucek
- John Kimbrough
- Ernie Pannell
- Cotton Price
- Marion Pugh
- Ed Robnett
- Marshall Robnett
- Cullen Rogers
- Martin Ruby
- Jim Thomason
- Head coach: Homer Norton
- Assistant coaches: Bill James
- Marty Karow
- Herb McQuillan
- Herbert L. Smith
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