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William Albert "Thunder" Thornton (September 20, 1939 – December 18, 2008) was an American football fullback who played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers (1960–1962) and professional football for the St. Louis Cardinals (1963–1965, 1967). Thornton also coached at University of Nebraska, University of Missouri, and the St. Louis Football Cardinals.