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American football player (1895–1978)

William Claude "Whitey" Thomas

Penn State
Position End
Personal information
Born (1893-07-15)July 15, 1893
Died July 13, 1959(1959-07-13) (aged 65)New Jersey
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College Penn State
Career history
1922–1923 Frankford Athletic Assoc. (Ind.)
1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets (NFL)
1926 Philadelphia Quakers (AFL I)
1927 Atlantic City Roses (ELPF)
Awards and highlights
AFL Champion (1926)

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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