About Jim Thomason
Lived 1920 – 2007 (aged 87). Jim Thomason was an American american football player.
James Neal Thomason (March 28, 1920 – August 4, 2007) was an American professional football player and coach. A native of Brownwood, Texas, was Thomason played college football at Texas A&M University and was a member of the 1939 Texas A&M Aggies football team, which won a national championship. He was selected in the first round with the fifth overall selection by the Detroit Lions in the 1941 NFL draft.
Thomason served as an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He was head coach of the 1943 Greenville Army Air Base Jay Birds football team.
Thomason later worked as an accountant in Brownwood. He died on August 4, 2007, at this home in Brenham, Texas.
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Who was Jim Thomason?
Player of American football (1920-2007)
When was Jim Thomason born?
Jim Thomason was born on 28 March 1920 in Los Angeles.
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Jim Thomason died on 4 August 2007 in Brenham.
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Jim Thomason was an american football player.
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Jim Thomason was American.
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