Jack Thompson (American football)
Jack Thompson (born May 18, 1956), nicknamed "the Throwin' Samoan", is an American Samoan former professional American football quarterback. Thompson played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons, four with the Cincinnati Bengals and two with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars. He was selected in by the Bengals in the first round of the 1979 NFL draft with the third overall pick.
Thompson in 2019, at Mike Leach's Insurgent Warfare and Football Strategy class | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | May 19, 1956 Tutuila, American Samoa | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Evergreen (White Center, Washington) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Washington State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||||
His nickname was bestowed on him by Spokesman-Review columnist Harry Missildine during Thompson's breakout sophomore season at Washington State in 1976.
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