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[td]{{Infobox NFL biography[/td] [td]| name = John Thomas[/td]
[td]| name = John Thomas[/td] [td]| image = Thomas-John-1961.jpg[/td]
[td]| image = Thomas-John-1961.jpg[/td] [td]| caption = Thomas in 1961[/td]
[td]| caption = Thomas in 1961[/td] [td]| number = 78[/td]
[td]| number = 78[/td] [td]| position = {{hlist|[[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Tackle]]|[[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]]|[[Linebacker]]}}[/td]
[td]| position = [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]] <br> [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Tackle]] <br> [[Linebacker]][/td] [td]| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1935|1|25|mf=y}}[/td]
[td]| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1935|1|25|mf=y}}[/td] [td]| birth_place = [[Tyler, Texas]], U.S.[/td]
[td]| birth_place = [[Tyler, Texas]], U.S.[/td] [td]| death_date =[/td]
[td]| death_date =[/td] [td]| death_place =[/td]
[td]| death_place =[/td] [td]| height_ft = 6[/td]
[td]| height_ft = 6[/td] [td]| height_in = 4[/td]
[td]| height_in = 4[/td] [td]| weight_lb = 246[/td]
[td]| weight_lb = 246[/td] [td]| high_school = [[El Cerrito High School|El Cerrito]] ([[El Cerrito, California]])[/td]
[td]| high_school = [[El Cerrito High School|El Cerrito]] ([[El Cerrito, California]])[/td] [td]| college = [[Pacific Tigers football|Pacific]][/td]
[td]| college = [[Pacific Tigers football|Pacific]][/td] [td]| draftyear = 1957[/td]
[td]| draftyear = 1957[/td] [td]| draftround = 23[/td]
[td]| draftround = 23[/td] [td]| draftpick = 272[/td]
[td]| draftpick = 272[/td] [td]| pastteams = * [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|1958|1967}})[/td]
[td]| pastteams =[/td] [td]* [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|1958|1967}})[/td] [td]| highlights = * First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1966 All-Pro Team|1966]])[/td]
[td]| highlights =[/td] [td]* First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1966 All-Pro Team|1966]])[/td] [td]* [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1966 Pro Bowl|1966]])[/td]
[td]* [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1966 Pro Bowl|1966]])[/td] [td]| statlabel1 = Games played[/td]
[td]| statlabel1 = Games played[/td] [td]| statvalue1 = 122[/td]
[td]| statvalue1 = 122[/td] [td]| statlabel2 = [[Starting lineup|Starts]][/td]
[td]| statlabel2 = Games [[Starting lineup|Start]]ed[/td] [td]| statvalue2 = 112[/td]
[td]| statvalue2 = 112[/td] [td]| statlabel3 = [[Fumble]] recoveries[/td] [td]| pfr = ThomJo00[/td] [td]| statvalue3 = 7[/td] [td]| pfr = ThomJo00[/td] [td]}}[/td]
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[td][/td] [td]Thomas' basketball skills were good enough to earn a try out with the [[Atlanta Hawks|St. Louis Hawks]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).<ref name=MG61 /> While he did not make the Hawks team, Thomas would continue to play basketball as a hobby and fitness activity throughout his professional football career.<ref name=FR66>Joel Bussert and John Duxbury (eds.), ''Football Register, 1966.'' St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1966; p. 192.</ref>[/td]
[td]Thomas' basketball skills were good enough to earn a try out with the [[Atlanta Hawks|St. Louis Hawks]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).<ref name=MG61 /> While he did not make the Hawks team, Thomas would continue to play basketball as a hobby and fitness activity throughout his professional football career.<ref name=FR66>Joel Bussert and John Duxbury (eds.), ''Football Register, 1966.'' St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1966; p. 192.</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Thomas was selected as an [[wide receiver|end]] in the 23rd round of the 30 round [[1957 NFL draft]] by the [[San Francisco 49ers]], who made him the 272nd player taken. The tepid estimation of his receiving potential made by player personnel men around the league proved reasonably founded, unfortunately, and the 215-pound receiver failed the make the 49ers roster and was unconditionally released.<ref name=MG61 />[/td]
[td]Thomas was selected as an [[End (gridiron football)|end]] in the 23rd round of the 30 round [[1957 NFL draft]] by the [[San Francisco 49ers]], who made him the 272nd player taken. The tepid estimation of his receiving potential made by player personnel men around the league proved reasonably founded, unfortunately, and the 215-pound receiver failed the make the 49ers roster and was unconditionally released.<ref name=MG61 />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Not to be deterred, Thomas packed on 30 pounds of muscle and returned as a [[free agent]] to 49ers training camp ahead of the [[1958 San Francisco 49ers season|1958 season]], this time in an effort to land a spot as an [[tackle (gridiron football position)|offensive tackle]].<ref name=MG61 /> The second effort proved a charm, and Thomas won a place on the team's 35-man roster. He would appear in 12 games during that year, starting at left tackle in 7 of those contests.<ref name=PFR>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomJo00.htm "John Thomas,"] Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com</ref>[/td]
[td]Not to be deterred, Thomas packed on 30 pounds of muscle and returned as a [[free agent]] to 49ers training camp ahead of the [[1958 San Francisco 49ers season|1958 season]], this time in an effort to land a spot as an [[tackle (gridiron football position)|offensive tackle]].<ref name=MG61 /> The second effort proved a charm, and Thomas won a place on the team's 35-man roster. He would appear in 12 games during that year, starting at left tackle in 7 of those contests.<ref name=PFR>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomJo00.htm "John Thomas,"] Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com</ref>[/td]
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[td]{{Infobox NFL biography[/td] [td]| name = John Thomas[/td]
[td]| name = John Thomas[/td] [td]| image = Thomas-John-1961.jpg[/td]
[td]| image = Thomas-John-1961.jpg[/td] [td]| caption = Thomas in 1961[/td]
[td]| caption = Thomas in 1961[/td] [td]| number = 78[/td]
[td]| number = 78[/td] [td]| position = {{hlist|[[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Tackle]]|[[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]]|[[Linebacker]]}}[/td]
[td]| position = [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]] <br> [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Tackle]] <br> [[Linebacker]][/td] [td]| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1935|1|25|mf=y}}[/td]
[td]| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1935|1|25|mf=y}}[/td] [td]| birth_place = [[Tyler, Texas]], U.S.[/td]
[td]| birth_place = [[Tyler, Texas]], U.S.[/td] [td]| death_date =[/td]
[td]| death_date =[/td] [td]| death_place =[/td]
[td]| death_place =[/td] [td]| height_ft = 6[/td]
[td]| height_ft = 6[/td] [td]| height_in = 4[/td]
[td]| height_in = 4[/td] [td]| weight_lb = 246[/td]
[td]| weight_lb = 246[/td] [td]| high_school = [[El Cerrito High School|El Cerrito]] ([[El Cerrito, California]])[/td]
[td]| high_school = [[El Cerrito High School|El Cerrito]] ([[El Cerrito, California]])[/td] [td]| college = [[Pacific Tigers football|Pacific]][/td]
[td]| college = [[Pacific Tigers football|Pacific]][/td] [td]| draftyear = 1957[/td]
[td]| draftyear = 1957[/td] [td]| draftround = 23[/td]
[td]| draftround = 23[/td] [td]| draftpick = 272[/td]
[td]| draftpick = 272[/td] [td]| pastteams = * [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|1958|1967}})[/td]
[td]| pastteams =[/td] [td]* [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|1958|1967}})[/td] [td]| highlights = * First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1966 All-Pro Team|1966]])[/td]
[td]| highlights =[/td] [td]* First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1966 All-Pro Team|1966]])[/td] [td]* [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1966 Pro Bowl|1966]])[/td]
[td]* [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1966 Pro Bowl|1966]])[/td] [td]| statlabel1 = Games played[/td]
[td]| statlabel1 = Games played[/td] [td]| statvalue1 = 122[/td]
[td]| statvalue1 = 122[/td] [td]| statlabel2 = [[Starting lineup|Starts]][/td]
[td]| statlabel2 = Games [[Starting lineup|Start]]ed[/td] [td]| statvalue2 = 112[/td]
[td]| statvalue2 = 112[/td] [td]| statlabel3 = [[Fumble]] recoveries[/td] [td]| pfr = ThomJo00[/td] [td]| statvalue3 = 7[/td] [td]| pfr = ThomJo00[/td] [td]}}[/td]
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[td][/td] [td]Thomas' basketball skills were good enough to earn a try out with the [[Atlanta Hawks|St. Louis Hawks]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).<ref name=MG61 /> While he did not make the Hawks team, Thomas would continue to play basketball as a hobby and fitness activity throughout his professional football career.<ref name=FR66>Joel Bussert and John Duxbury (eds.), ''Football Register, 1966.'' St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1966; p. 192.</ref>[/td]
[td]Thomas' basketball skills were good enough to earn a try out with the [[Atlanta Hawks|St. Louis Hawks]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).<ref name=MG61 /> While he did not make the Hawks team, Thomas would continue to play basketball as a hobby and fitness activity throughout his professional football career.<ref name=FR66>Joel Bussert and John Duxbury (eds.), ''Football Register, 1966.'' St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1966; p. 192.</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Thomas was selected as an [[wide receiver|end]] in the 23rd round of the 30 round [[1957 NFL draft]] by the [[San Francisco 49ers]], who made him the 272nd player taken. The tepid estimation of his receiving potential made by player personnel men around the league proved reasonably founded, unfortunately, and the 215-pound receiver failed the make the 49ers roster and was unconditionally released.<ref name=MG61 />[/td]
[td]Thomas was selected as an [[End (gridiron football)|end]] in the 23rd round of the 30 round [[1957 NFL draft]] by the [[San Francisco 49ers]], who made him the 272nd player taken. The tepid estimation of his receiving potential made by player personnel men around the league proved reasonably founded, unfortunately, and the 215-pound receiver failed the make the 49ers roster and was unconditionally released.<ref name=MG61 />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Not to be deterred, Thomas packed on 30 pounds of muscle and returned as a [[free agent]] to 49ers training camp ahead of the [[1958 San Francisco 49ers season|1958 season]], this time in an effort to land a spot as an [[tackle (gridiron football position)|offensive tackle]].<ref name=MG61 /> The second effort proved a charm, and Thomas won a place on the team's 35-man roster. He would appear in 12 games during that year, starting at left tackle in 7 of those contests.<ref name=PFR>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomJo00.htm "John Thomas,"] Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com</ref>[/td]
[td]Not to be deterred, Thomas packed on 30 pounds of muscle and returned as a [[free agent]] to 49ers training camp ahead of the [[1958 San Francisco 49ers season|1958 season]], this time in an effort to land a spot as an [[tackle (gridiron football position)|offensive tackle]].<ref name=MG61 /> The second effort proved a charm, and Thomas won a place on the team's 35-man roster. He would appear in 12 games during that year, starting at left tackle in 7 of those contests.<ref name=PFR>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomJo00.htm "John Thomas,"] Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com</ref>[/td]
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