Tom Thompson (American football)

Tom Thompson
	Thompson in 2009
Austin Kangaroos – No. 91
Position	Placekicker
Class	Graduate
Major	Teaching
Personal information
Born:	1947 or 1948 (age 75–76)
Career history
High school	Admiral Farragut Academy (St. Petersburg, Florida)
Career highlights and awards
	Set record as oldest football player in NCAA history;

Emmet C. "Tom" Thompson II (born c. 1948) is an American former college football player who was a member of the football team at Austin College in Sherman, Texas during the 2009 NCAA Division III football season. In 2011, he earned a graduate degree from Austin College. He has been the kicking coach for the football team at Austin College since the 2010 season.^[when?]

Thompson was a

extra point for Austin College's only touchdown of the game against Trinity University.^[1] The previous record holder for the oldest NCAA collegiate football player is believed to have been a 60-year-old player for the Ashland Eagles who got into a single play in 1997.^[2] Thompson had not played organized football since he was in high school over 40 years earlier.^[3] His successful kick made national and international news.^[4]

The

Sporting News awarded him one of the five game balls given nationally for week 11 of the 2009 football season recognizing his effort.^{[citation needed]} His Austin College jersey was put on display at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana in 2011.^{[citation needed}

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In September 2012, Carpenter's Son Publishing released Thompson's non-fiction autobiography entitled, Kick Start.^[citation needed]

In December 2020, Flatiron Pictures began preproduction for a TV series based upon Thompson's non-fiction autobiography entitled, Kick Start.^{[citation needed]}

Thompson holds degrees from

commercial real estate before transitioning into the field of kinesiology.^[5]

References

^ "It's Good". Fox News Corp. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
^ "59-year-old Texan returns to gridiron in D-III". ESPN.com. ESPN. Associated Press. 13 October 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^ "61-year-old kicks extra point in college game". NBC Sports. NBC Universal. Associated Press Sports. 2009-11-14. Archived from the original on November 20, 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
^ Associated Press (2009-11-15). "61-year-old kicks PAT". ESPN. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
^ "Tom Thompson Interview". Interviews & Reviews. June 27, 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

External links

[1] "It's Good". Fox News Corp. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 26 November 2009.

[2] "59-year-old Texan returns to gridiron in D-III". ESPN.com. ESPN. Associated Press. 13 October 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

[3] "61-year-old kicks extra point in college game". NBC Sports. NBC Universal. Associated Press Sports. 2009-11-14. Archived from the original on November 20, 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.

[4] Associated Press (2009-11-15). "61-year-old kicks PAT". ESPN. Retrieved 26 November 2009.

[interview-5] "Tom Thompson Interview". Interviews & Reviews. June 27, 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

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