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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Greenville, Texas, U.S. | October 4, 1948||||||||
Died: | July 4, 2020 Houston, Texas, U.S. | (aged 71)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Greenville | ||||||||
College: | Houston | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1971 / round: 6 / pick: 135 | ||||||||
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Earl Lewis Thomas (October 4, 1948 – July 4, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played six seasons for the Chicago Bears, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Houston Oilers.[1] His brothers Mike Thomas and Jimmy Thomas also played in the NFL.[1]