Lynn Thomas
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| Position: | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 9, 1959 Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died: | April 11, 2021 (aged 61) |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 181 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Pascagoula (Mississippi) |
| College: | Pittsburgh |
| NFL draft: | 1981 / round: 5 / pick: 121 |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Ronald Lynn Thomas (July 9, 1959 – April 11, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the 49ers in the fifth round of the 1981 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and attended Pascagoula High School in Pascagoula, Mississippi.[1] Thomas was also a member of the Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League (USFL). He was a member of the San Francisco 49ers team that won Super Bowl XVI.
On April 14, 2021, it was announced that Thomas had died at the age of 61.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lynn Thomas". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ Williams, Charean (April 14, 2021). "Former 49ers defensive back Lynn Thomas dies at 61". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
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- 1959 births
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- American football defensive backs
- Pittsburgh Panthers football players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Oakland Invaders players
- Sportspeople from Pascagoula, Mississippi
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen