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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1967-04-08)April 8, 1967 (age 58) Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Terre Haute North Vigo | ||||||||||||
| College | Indiana (1986–1989) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1990: 2nd round, 31st overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Anthony Q. Thompson (born April 8, 1967) is an American former professionalfootballrunning back who played in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theIndiana Hoosiers and was selected in the second round by thePhoenix Cardinals in the1990 NFL draft. Thompson also played for theLos Angeles Rams. He later became apastor at the Lighthouse Community Church inBloomington, Indiana.[2]
Thompson was a three-yearstarter (1983–1985) forTerre Haute North Vigo High School, where he was aParadeAll-American under coach Wayne Stahley.
Thompson playedcollege football with theIndiana UniversityHoosiers football program where he won theMaxwell Award andWalter Camp Award in 1989. He also won theChicago Tribune Silver Football twice, becoming only the third person to do so at the time (followingPaul Giel andArchie Griffin). Thompson finished second inHeisman Trophy voting for the 1989 season.[3] In 1989, he broke the record for careertouchdowns in college with 65 touchdowns. The record stood until 1998 when it was broken byRicky Williams. Thompson finished his college career with 5,299 rushing yards. In 2007, Thompson was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame.
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Indiana Hoosiers | |||||||||||||
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | Kickoff Returns | ||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| Totals | 1,161 | 5,299 | 4.6 | 112.7 | 67 | 102 | 755 | 1 | 19 | 412 | 21.7 | 0 | |
Thompson was selected by thePhoenix Cardinals in the second round of the1990 NFL draft with the 31st overall pick.[5] During hisNFL career, which ended in 1992 with theLos Angeles Rams, he played in 37 games and scored six touchdowns.
Thompson has four children: two daughters, Teka and Ciara, and two sons, Anthony Jr. and Jacob.