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  • Rocky Thompson (American football)
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  • Ralph Gary "Rocky" Symonds-Thompson (born November 8, 1947, Paget, Bermuda) is a former American football player for the New York Giants in the National Football League. Thompson, a running back/wide receiver, played college football at Hartnell Community College and West Texas State, where he was the roommate of future Dallas Cowboys star Duane Thomas. Thompson was a world-class sprinter who won the English 100-meter dash championships in 1970 with a time of 10.1 seconds.
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draftyear
  • 1971
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Number
  • 22
statvalue
  • 3
  • 16
  • 68
Birth Date
  • 1947-11-08
Name
  • Rocky Thompson
  • Thompson, Rocky
NFL
  • THO642572
draftround
  • 1
Birth Place
College
Place of Birth
debutyear
  • 1971
Position
draftpick
  • 18
Teams
  • * New York Giants
Date of Birth
  • 1947-11-08
Short Description
  • American football player
statlabel
  • Touchdowns
  • Receptions-yards
  • Rushing attempts-yards
finalyear
  • 1973
abstract
  • Ralph Gary "Rocky" Symonds-Thompson (born November 8, 1947, Paget, Bermuda) is a former American football player for the New York Giants in the National Football League. Thompson, a running back/wide receiver, played college football at Hartnell Community College and West Texas State, where he was the roommate of future Dallas Cowboys star Duane Thomas. Thompson was a world-class sprinter who won the English 100-meter dash championships in 1970 with a time of 10.1 seconds. The Giants drafted Thompson in the first round of the 1971 NFL Draft with the 18th overall selection. He appeared in all 28 regular-season games for the Giants in 1971 and 1972, primarily as a kickoff returner. He appeared in one game for the Giants in 1973. The Giants released Thompson before the start of the 1974 season.