Anthony Thompson (American football)

Anthony Thompson

No. 34, 32
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1967-04-08) April 8, 1967 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:	Terre Haute North Vigo
College:	Indiana (1986–1989)
NFL draft:	1990 / round: 2 / pick: 31
Career history
Phoenix Cardinals (1990–1992) Los Angeles Rams (1992–1993) San Francisco 49ers (1994)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Maxwell Award (1989) Walter Camp Award (1989) Chic Harley Award (1989) Unanimous All-American (1989) Consensus All-American (1988) Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year (1990) 2× Big Ten Most Valuable Player (1988, 1989) 2× Big Ten Player of the Year (1988, 1989) 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1988, 1989) Second-team All-Big Ten (1987) Indiana Hoosiers No. 32 retired
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 831 Rushing average: 3.3 Rushing touchdowns: 6 Receptions: 14 Receiving yards: 74 Stats at Pro Football Reference
College Football Hall of Fame

Anthony Q. Thompson (born April 8, 1967) is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers and was selected in the second round by the Phoenix Cardinals in the 1990 NFL draft. Thompson also played for the Los Angeles Rams. He later became a pastor at the Lighthouse Community Church in Bloomington, Indiana.

Early life

Thompson was a three-year starter (1983–1985) for Terre Haute North Vigo High School, where he was a Parade All-American under coach Wayne Staley.

College career

Thompson played college football with the Indiana University Hoosiers football program where he won the Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award in 1989. He also won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football twice, becoming only the third person to do so at the time (following Paul Giel and Archie Griffin). Thompson finished second in Heisman Trophy voting for the 1989 season. In 1989, he broke the record for career touchdowns in college with 65 touchdowns. The record stood until 1998 when it was broken by Ricky Williams. Thompson finished his college career with 5,299 rushing yards. In 2007, Thompson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Statistics

Source:

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Indiana Hoosiers
Season	Rushing					Receiving			Kickoff Returns
	Att	Yards	Avg	Yds/G	TD	Rec	Yards	TD	Att	Yards	Avg	TD
1986	191	806	4.2	67.2	5	10	79	0	1	18	18.0	0
1987	257	1,014	3.9	84.5	12	26	242	0	0	0	--	0
1988	355	1,686	4.7	140.5	26	31	233	0	0	0	--	0
1989	358	1,793	5.0	163.0	24	35	201	1	18	394	21.9	0
NCAA Career Totals	1,161	5,299	4.6	112.7	67	102	755	1	19	412	21.7	0

Professional career

Thompson was selected by the Phoenix Cardinals in the second round of the 1990 NFL draft. During his NFL career, which ended in 1992 with the Los Angeles Rams, he played in 37 games and scored six touchdowns.

Personal life

Thompson has four children: two daughters, Teka and Ciara, and two sons, Anthony Jr. and Jacob.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I FBS running backs with at least 50 career rushing touchdowns
• List of NCAA major college football yearly rushing leaders
• List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders

External links

• NFL.com player page