- Dick Thornton (Canadian football)
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Dick Thornton (Canadian football) Date of birth November 1, 1939 Place of birth Chicago, Illinois Position(s) Defensive back
Wide receiverCollege Northwestern NFL Draft 1961 / Round 6 / Pick 83
(By the St. Louis Cardinals)Career highlights CFL All-Star 1963, 1965, 1971 Teams 1961-1966
1967-1972Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Toronto ArgonautsRichard Quincy (Dick) Thornton (born November 1, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) was a football player in the Canadian Football League for twelve years. Thornton played defensive back and wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers[1] and Toronto Argonauts from 1961–1972. He won two Grey Cups with Winnipeg in 1961 and 1962. He also played in the 59th Grey Cup of 1971, but, despite an interception and a return of over 50 yards against Jerry Keeling, Toronto lost to the Calgary Stampeders. Later he played with the Memphis Southmen of the WFL. He was selected originally by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1961 NFL Draft out of Northwestern University, where he starred at quarterback.[2]
Videos
Seen intercepting a pass in the 1971 Grey Cup loss by Toronto against Calgary
References
- ^ The Montreal Gazette "Loquacious Dick Thornton Directs Bombers Tonight" Sep 24, 1965
- ^ Reading Eagle "Dick Thornton Picks Winnipeg", January 28, 1961
Northwestern Wildcats starting quarterbacks Unknown (1882–1915) • Paddy Driscoll (1916) • Unknown (1917–27) • Walt Holmer (1928) • Unknown (1929) • Lee Hanley (1930) • Lafayette Russell (1930) • Pug Rentner (1930–32) • George Potter (1931–32) • Ollie Olson (1933–34) • Steve Toth (1935) • Fred Vanzo (1936–37) • Unknown (1938–39) • Dick Erdlitz (1940) • Bill DeCorrevont (1941) • Unknown (1942–46) • Jim Farrar (1947) • Don Burson (1948–49) • Dick Flowers (1950) • Bob Burson (1951) • Bob Bunco (1951) • Dick Thomas (1952–53) • John Rearden (1954) • Dale Pienta (1955–56) • Chip Holcomb (1957) • Dick Thornton (1958) • John Talley (1959) • Dick Thornton (1960) • Tom O'Grady (1961) • Tom Myers (1962–64) • Denny Boothe (1965) • Bill Melzer (1966–67) • Dave Shelbourne (1968) • Maurie Daigneau (1969–71) • Mitch Anderson (1972–74) • Randy Dean (1975–76) • Scott Stranski (1977) • Kevin Strasser (1978) • Mike Kerrigan (1979–81) • Kevin Villars (1981) • Sandy Schwab (1982–84) • Mike Greenfield (1984–87) • Greg Bradshaw (1988) • Tim O'Brien (1989) • Len Williams (1990–93) • Tim Hughes (1994) • Steve Schnur (1994–96) • Tim Hughes (1997) • Gavin Hoffman (1998) • Nick Kreinbrink (1999) • Zak Kustok (1999–2001) • Brett Basanez (2002–05) • Mike Kafka (2006) • C. J. Bachér (2006–08) • Mike Kafka (2008–09) • Dan Persa (2010) • Evan Watkins (2010) • Kain Colter (2011) • Dan Persa (2011−present)Categories:- 1939 births
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