Steve Thompson (born February 12, 1945) is an American former professional football defensive tackle. He played high school football at Lake Stevens High School and college football at the University of Washington in Seattle under head coach Jim Owens.
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | February 12, 1945 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Lake Stevens (WA) | ||||||
| College: | Washington | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1968 / round: 2 / pick: 44 | ||||||
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Selected in the second round of the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft (44th overall), Thompson spent five seasons with the New York Jets in 1968–1970 and 1972–1973 before playing with the Portland Storm of the World Football League (WFL) in 1974 and the B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1975.
From 1991 to August 2015, he was the senior pastor at Victory Foursquare Church in Marysville, Washington. He received a doctoral degree in Transformational Leadership from Bakke Graduate University in 2020.
References
edit- Steve Thompson NFL.com
- "Where Are They Now: Steve Thompson" Seattle Post-Intelligencer October 21, 2003
- Pastor Stephen Victory Foursquare Church website
External links
edit- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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