William Claude "Whitey" Thomas
Birth dateJuly 15, 1893
Death dateJuly 13, 1959
Death placeNew Jersey
TeamPenn State
Position 1End
Height5 ft
Height in10
Weight lb180
CollegePenn State
Playing years 11922–1923
Playing team 1Frankford Athletic Assoc. (Ind.)
Playing years 21924
Playing team 2Frankford Yellow Jackets (NFL)
Playing years 31926
Playing team 3Philadelphia Quakers (AFL I)
Playing years 41927
Playing team 4Atlantic City Roses (ELPF)
Career highlights

William C. "Whitey" Thomas (August 17, 1895 – August 1978) was an American football end. He played for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1924 in the National Football League and for the Philadelphia Quakers in 1926 in the first American Football League. Thomas also played for the Yellow Jackets in 1922 and in 1923, before the team became members of the NFL.[1] He played college football for Penn State, before playing professionally.

During Whitey's final season of professional football in 1927, he played for the Atlantic City Roses. During a 6–0 loss to the Staten Island Stapletons, he caught four passes for 101 yards.[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 22, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2009.