Ralph Thomas (American football)

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Ralph Thomas
No. 85, 87
Born: (1929-12-16) December 16, 1929 (age 94)
Washington Redskins
Career stats

Ralph Werner Thomas (born December 16, 1929) is a former

Chicago Cardinals
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Biography

He graduated from St. Catherine's High School (Racine, Wisconsin) Class of 1947. After high school, he played for the Racine Raiders.[1] He attended the University of San Francisco from 1948 to 1951 and was a member of the 1951 San Francisco Dons football team. In 1955, while playing for the Redskins, he set the unofficial record for fastest consecutive TD at 0:02.7 seconds.[2] He was featured in the 2014 documentary '51 Dons.[3]

Awards and honors

  • 1979 University of San Francisco Athletic Hall of Fame[4]
  • 2000 St. Catherine's High School Alumni Hall of Fame[5]

References

  1. ^ Papara, Carm (June 15, 1958). "Many Raiders Stars Have Continued to College With Some 'Inside' Help". No. Racine Sunday Bulletin. The Journal Times. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "try something new". stickjumping.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "cast". IMDb.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ralph Thomas (1979) - Hall of Fame". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Archived Halls of Fame". Racine St. Catherine's. Retrieved May 4, 2021.