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DUANE THOMAS

Thomas, Duane Julius
Height: 6-1 Weight: 205
Born: June 21, 1947 Dallas, TX
Died: August 4, 2024
High School: Lincoln (Dallas, TX)

Year	College	Status
1966	West Texas A&M	Played
1967	West Texas A&M	Lettered
1968	West Texas A&M	Lettered
1969	West Texas A&M	Lettered

Draft: 1st round (23rd overall) 1970 Dallas Cowboys

NFL Playoff Statistics

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1970 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1970 DAL NFL	33	RB	14	8
1971 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1971 DAL NFL	33	RB	11	10
1973 Washington Redskins (NFL)1973 WAS NFL	47	RB	13	0
1974 Washington Redskins (NFL)1974 WAS NFL	47	RB	11	3
1975 The Hawaiians (WFL)1975 HAW WFL	33	RB	5
4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL			49	21

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/27/1970	1970 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1970 DAL NFL
Signed	2/21/1970	1970 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1970 DAL NFL
Traded	7/30/1971	1971 New England Patriots (NFL)1971 NE NFL
Returned	8/4/1971	1971 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1971 DAL NFL
Traded	7/30/1972	1972 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1972 SD NFL
Reserve/?	11/8/1972	1972 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1972 SD NFL
Traded	7/19/1973	1973 Washington Redskins (NFL)1973 WAS NFL
Released	8/28/1974	1974 Washington Redskins (NFL)1974 WAS NFL
Waivers Recalled	8/30/1974	1974 Washington Redskins (NFL)1974 WAS NFL
Released	8/12/1975	1975 Washington Redskins (NFL)1975 WAS NFL
Signed	8/23/1975	1975 The Hawaiians (WFL)1975 HAW WFL
Negotiation Rights Traded		1975 The Hawaiians (WFL)1975 HAW WFL
Released	10/9/1975	1975 The Hawaiians (WFL)1975 HAW WFL
Signed	4/30/1976	1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1976 DAL NFL
Released	9/6/1976	1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1976 DAL NFL
Signed	6/7/1977	1977 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1977 BC CFL
Released (Left Squad)	6/18/1977	1977 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1977 BC CFL
Signed	3/21/1979	1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL
Released	8/20/1979	1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1970 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1970 DAL NFL	5	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	30
1971 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1971 DAL NFL	13	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	78
1974 Washington Redskins (NFL)1974 WAS NFL	6	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	36
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	24	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	144

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1970 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1970 DAL NFL	151	803	5.3	47t	5
1971 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1971 DAL NFL	175	793	4.5	56t	11
1973 Washington Redskins (NFL)1973 WAS NFL	32	95	3.0	13	0		0	0
1974 Washington Redskins (NFL)1974 WAS NFL	95	347	3.7	66	5
1975 The Hawaiians (WFL)1975 HAW WFL	34	92	2.7	13	0		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	453	2038	4.5	66	21		0	0

PASSING	ATT	COM	COM%	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	SK	YL	FD	20+	40+	RTG
1971 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1971 DAL NFL	1	0	0.0	1	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	39.6
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	0.0	1	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	39.6

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1970 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1970 DAL NFL		10		73	7.3	17	0		0	0
1971 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1971 DAL NFL		13		153	11.8	34t	2			0
1973 Washington Redskins (NFL)1973 WAS NFL		5		40	8.0	13	0		0	0
1974 Washington Redskins (NFL)1974 WAS NFL		10		31	3.1	9t	1		0	0
1975 The Hawaiians (WFL)1975 HAW WFL		7		20	2.9	9	0		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		38		297	7.8	34t	3		0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1970 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1970 DAL NFL	19		416	21.9	33	0		0
1971 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1971 DAL NFL	2		64	32.0	33	0	2	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	21		480	22.9	33	0	2	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1970 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1970 DAL NFL	6		1	0	1	0	0
1971 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1971 DAL NFL	3		1	0	1	0	0
1973 Washington Redskins (NFL)1973 WAS NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1974 Washington Redskins (NFL)1974 WAS NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	11		2	0	2	0	0

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