Gene Thomas

{{Short description|American football player (1942–1993)}}

{{about|the football player|the singer of the same name|Gene & Debbe|the murder victim|Gene Thomas (murder victim)}}

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| position = Fullback / Halfback

| number = 45, 22

| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|09|01}}

| birth_place = Barberton, Ohio

| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|8|27|1942|09|01}}

| death_place = Independence, Missouri

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| college = Florida A&M

| teams =

• Kansas City Chiefs (1966–1967)
• Boston Patriots (1968)

| statlabel1 = Rushing attempts-yards

| statvalue1 = 130-401

| statlabel2 = Receptions-yards

| statvalue2 = 23-184

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 6

| pfr = T/ThomGe01

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Eugene "Gene" Warren Thomas (September 1, 1942 – August 27, 1993) was an American football fullback and halfback in the American Football League and played in Super Bowl I. He attended North High School in Akron, Ohio, and played college football at Florida A&M University. During his pro-career, played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Boston Patriots.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/thom07400.html | title=GENE THOMAS | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=November 15, 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025050/http://www.profootballarchives.com/thom07400.html | archivedate=November 29, 2014 }}