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BUBBA THORNTON

Thornton, Charles Garland
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175
Born: March 9, 1947 Fort Worth, TX
High School: Keller (TX)

Year	College	Status
1965	Navarro JC
1966	Navarro JC
1967	Texas Christian	Lettered
1968	Texas Christian	Lettered

Draft: 14th round (339th overall) 1969 Buffalo Bills

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1969 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1969 BUF AFL	34	WR	14	6
1970 Fort Worth Braves (TFL)1970 FTW TFL		DB-WR
1971 Fort Worth Texans (TFL)1971 FTW TAFL		FL
1974 Jacksonville Sharks (WFL)1974 JAC WFL	13	WR
1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL			14	6

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/29/1969	1969 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1969 BUF AFL
Signed		1969 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1969 BUF AFL
Released		1970 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1970 BUF NFL
Signed	9/24/1970	1970 Fort Worth Braves (TFL)1970 FTW TFL
Free Agent		1970 Fort Worth Braves (TFL)1970 FTW TFL
Signed		1971 Fort Worth Texans (TFL)1971 FTW TAFL
Free Agent		1971 Fort Worth Texans (TFL)1971 FTW TAFL
Signed		1971 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1971 OAK NFL
Released		1971 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1971 OAK NFL
Signed		1974 Jacksonville Sharks (WFL)1974 JAC WFL
Free Agent		1974 Jacksonville Sharks (WFL)1974 JAC WFL
Signed		1975 Jacksonville Express (WFL)1975 JAC WFL
Released		1975 Jacksonville Express (WFL)1975 JAC WFL

AWARDS
1971 Official All-TAFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1970 Fort Worth Braves (TFL)1970 FTW TFL	1	0			-	-	-	0			-	0	6
1971 Fort Worth Texans (TFL)1971 FTW TAFL	6	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	36
1974 Jacksonville Sharks (WFL)1974 JAC WFL	1	0					-	0	0		-	0	7

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1971 Fort Worth Texans (TFL)1971 FTW TAFL	2	0	0.0		0
1974 Jacksonville Sharks (WFL)1974 JAC WFL	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0		0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1969 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1969 BUF AFL		14		134	9.6	21	0			0
1970 Fort Worth Braves (TFL)1970 FTW TFL							1
1971 Fort Worth Texans (TFL)1971 FTW TAFL		21		478	22.8		6
1974 Jacksonville Sharks (WFL)1974 JAC WFL		2		34	17.0	20t	1		1	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		14		134	9.6	21	0			0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1969 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1969 BUF AFL	30		749	25.0	58	0
1974 Jacksonville Sharks (WFL)1974 JAC WFL	4	-	95	23.8	27	0		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	30		749	25.0	58	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1969 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1969 BUF AFL	2		0	1	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2		0	1	1	0	0

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