:Earlie Thomas

{{Short description|American football player (1945–2022)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{similar names|Earl Thomas (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Earlie Thomas

| position = Cornerback

| number = 45, 48

| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|12|11}}

| birth_place = Denton, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2022|07|03|1945|12|11}}

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| weight_lb = 190

| height_in = 1

| draftyear = 1970

| draftround = 11

| draftpick = 280

| college = Colorado State

| teams =

• New York Jets (1970–1974)
• Denver Broncos (1975)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 7

| statlabel2 = INT yards

| statvalue2 = 151

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = ThomEa20

}}

Earlie Bee Thomas (December 11, 1945 – July 3, 2022){{cite web |title=In memory: Earlie Thomas |url=https://source.colostate.edu/in-memory-earlie-thomas/ |website=Colorado State University|date=20 July 2022 }} was an American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Jets in the 11th round of the 1970 NFL draft. He played college football at Colorado State.

Born in Denton, Texas, Thomas also played for the Denver Broncos.