Jack Thompson (American football)

Pass attempts:	845
Pass completions:	449
Percentage:	53.1
TD-INT:	33-45
Passing yards:	5,315
Passer rating:	63.4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jack Thompson
	Thompson in 2019, at Mike Leach's; Insurgent Warfare and Football Strategy class
No. 12, 14
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	May 19, 1956 (age 68); Tutuila, American Samoa
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Evergreen (White Center, Washington)
College:	Washington State
NFL draft:	1979 / round: 1 / pick: 3
Career history
	Cincinnati Bengals (1979–1982); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1983–1984);
Career highlights and awards
	2× First-team All-Pac-8/Pac-10 (1976, 1978); Second-team All-Pac-8 (1977); Washington State Cougars No. 14 retired;
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts:
Pass attempts:	845
Pass completions:	449
Percentage:	53.1
TD-INT:	33-45
Passing yards:	5,315
Passer rating:	63.4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.

His nickname was bestowed on him by Spokesman-Review columnist Harry Missildine during Thompson's breakout sophomore season at Washington State in 1976.^[1]

^ Hanson, Scott (November 19, 2018). "Jack Thompson, before becoming a Washington State football legend, wanted to be a Husky". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 22, 2021. I knew the guy who tagged me with it, Harry Missildine (of the Spokesman-Review), and I didn't think anything of it. It was pretty true. I am Samoan and I threw the ball. In these politically correct days, people might have a problem with it, but that's their problem, not mine. I am proud of it, and my dad, frankly, loved it.

[1] Hanson, Scott (November 19, 2018). "Jack Thompson, before becoming a Washington State football legend, wanted to be a Husky". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 22, 2021. I knew the guy who tagged me with it, Harry Missildine (of the Spokesman-Review), and I didn't think anything of it. It was pretty true. I am Samoan and I threw the ball. In these politically correct days, people might have a problem with it, but that's their problem, not mine. I am proud of it, and my dad, frankly, loved it.

[1]