Jim Thomason

Rushing yards	9
Rushing average	1
Receptions	1
Receiving yards	6
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jim Thomason
	Thomason in 1942
No. 33
Position	Halfback
Personal information
Born	March 28, 1920; Brownwood, Texas, U.S.
Died	August 4, 2007 (aged 87); Brenham, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Brownwood
College	Texas A&M
NFL draft	1941 (1st round, 5th overall pick)
Career history
Playing
	Detroit Lions (1945);
Coaching
	Greenville AAB (1943); Head coach;
Awards and highlights
	National champion (1939); Second-team All-American (1940); 2× First-team All-SWC (1939, 1940);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards
Rushing yards	9
Rushing average	1
Receptions	1
Receiving yards	6
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

James Neal Thomason (March 28, 1920 – August 4, 2007) was an American professional football player and coach. A native of Brownwood, Texas, was Thomason played college football at Texas A&M University and was a member of the 1939 Texas A&M Aggies football team, which won a national championship. He was selected in the first round with the fifth overall selection by the Detroit Lions in the 1941 NFL draft.^[1]

Thomason served as an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He was head coach of the 1943 Greenville Army Air Base Jay Birds football team.^[2]

Thomason later worked as an accountant in Brownwood. He died on August 4, 2007, at this home in Brenham, Texas.^[3]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
[Greenville Army Air Base Jay Birds (Independent) (1943)
1943	Greenville AAB	1–5
Greenville AAB:		1–5
Total:		1–5

References

↑ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
↑ Ballenger, Frank (October 9, 1943). "Jay Birds Open Grid Season". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "James Neal Thomason". Memorial Oaks Chapel. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

External links

Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
Jim Thomason at Find a Grave

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[1] "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

[2] Ballenger, Frank (October 9, 1943). "Jay Birds Open Grid Season". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "James Neal Thomason". Memorial Oaks Chapel. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

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