Stumpy Thomason

{{Short description|American football player (1906–1989)}}

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{{Infobox gridiron football person

| name = Stumpy Thomason

| image = stumpythomason.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Thomason at Tech c. 1927

| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|2|24}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|4|30|1906|2|24}}

| death_place =

| team =

| number =

| status =

| position1 = Quarterback

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 189

| college = Georgia Tech

| playing_years1 = 1930–1935

| playing_team1 = Brooklyn Dodgers

| playing_years2 = 1935–1936

| playing_team2 = Philadelphia Eagles

| career_highlights = Championships

• National (1928)
• 2× Southern (1927, 1928)

Honors

• 2× All-Southern (1927, 1929)
• Tech All-Era Team (William Alexander Era)

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John Griffin "Stumpy" Thomason (February 24, 1906 – April 30, 1989) was a professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Eagles.{{Cite web |title=Stumpy Thomason Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomSt21.htm |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football for the 1928 national champion Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, in the backfield with Warner Mizell. Thomason was All-Southern in 1927.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1787&dat=19271127&id=XbUeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IWQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4004,922652|title=Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection|date=November 26, 1927|work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|access-date=September 22, 2019|agency=Associated Press}}