Jim Thomason Explained

Number:33
Position:Halfback
Birth Date:28 March 1920
Birth Place:Brownwood, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Brenham, Texas, U.S.
Draftyear:1941
Draftround:1
Draftpick:5
High School:Brownwood
College:Texas A&M
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Pfr:T/ThomJi21

James Neal Thomason (March 28, 1920 – August 4, 2007) was an American 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1941 NFL Draft Listing . March 31, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  2. News: Ballenger . Frank . Jay Birds Open Grid Season . . . October 9, 1943 . 5 . April 18, 2023 . .
  3. Web site: . James Neal Thomason . Memorial Oaks Chapel . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714071838/http://obit.memorialoakschapel.com/obitdisplay.html?id=445866 . April 18, 2023 . 2011-07-14 .