| J.T. Thomas |
Full Name: James Thomas, Jr. School: Lanier High School in Macon, Georgia |
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1970 26 DB 6-1 188 So * Macon, GA 1971 26 DB 6-1 196 Jr * Macon, GA 1972 26 DB 6-1 190 Sr * Macon, GA |
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| Track & Field | |
Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 70-71 S-TJ 6-1 188 So Macon, GA 71-72 S-TJ 6-1 188 Jr Macon, GA |
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| Awards |
| Football |
Year Award
1970 Football News - 1st Team Sophomore All-American
1971 Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
United Press International - All-American - Honorable Mention
1972 College & Pro Football Weekly - 1st Team All-American
Time Magazine - 1st Team All-American
Universal Sports - 1st Team All-American
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| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1979 |
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One of Florida State's most brilliant defenders, James "J.T." Thomas began his Seminole career with a sensational performance and ended as an All-American. FSU's first black football player, Thomas
blocked two field goals in his first game in 1970. That same year the Macon, Georgia, native tied the FSU record for single-game interceptions with three. In 1972, Thomas, who began his career as a
cornerback and ended as a safety, was a first team All-American pick by Pro Football Weekly and Time Magazine. He went on to an outstanding professional career with the Pittsburgh Steelers winning
four Super Bowl rings as a member of the famed "Steel Curtain" defense.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Defensive Statistics Year GP TK Ast Tot Sack Yds TFL Yds QBH Int Yds TD PBU FF FR Yds TD Bk Saf ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1970 58 25 83 . . . . . 6 84 1 . . 1 0 0 3 . 1971 49 8 57 . . . . . 2 20 0 . . . . 0 1 . 1972 . . 0 . . . . . 2 8 0 . . . . 0 2 . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 0 107 33 140 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 10 112 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 |
Special Teams Statistics Year GP PR Yds Avg Long TD -------------------------------- 1970 1 22 22.0 22 0 1971 1 0 0.0 0 0 1972 1 0 0.0 0 0 -------------------------------- Tot 0 3 22 7.3 22 0 |
Bowl Games Played, not included in the above stats Note: Bowl Game stats were not included before the 2002 season 1971 FIESTA BOWL |
| Track & Field |
Current Meet School Record
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points Place Place Record Years
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1972 Season
03/11/1972 FAMU RELAYS Triple Jump 4 45- 0.00 13.72m 1 37 7
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| Pro Career |
| Football | |
Height: 6-2 Weight: 196 Drafted: 1973, 1st Round #24, Pittsburgh Steelers, DB Debut: September 16, 1973 Year Abbr Team No Pos 1973 Pit Pittsburgh Steelers 24 DB 1974 Pit Pittsburgh Steelers 24 DB 1975 Pit Pittsburgh Steelers 24 DB 1976 Pit Pittsburgh Steelers 24 DB 1977 Pit Pittsburgh Steelers 24 DB 1979 Pit Pittsburgh Steelers 24 DB 1980 Pit Pittsburgh Steelers 24 DB 1981 Pit Pittsburgh Steelers 24 DB 1982 Den Denver Broncos 26 DB |
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| Comments |
| Football |
1978 - Missed the entire season due to a blood disease Pro Bowl Participant (Year the game was played) - 1977 Super Bowl Participant (Year the game was played) - 1975, 1976, 1980 |
| Pro Statistics |
| Football |
Defensive Statistics Year Team GP GS TK Ast Tot Sack Yds Stuff Yds Int Yds PD FF FR Bk Saf TD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1973 Pit 14 0 0 1 10 0 0 1974 Pit 14 14 0 5 22 1 1 1975 Pit 14 14 0 3 44 1 1 1976 Pit 14 14 0 2 43 1 0 1977 Pit 14 14 0 2 10 0 0 1979 Pit 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 1980 Pit 16 3 0 2 0 0 0 1981 Pit 16 16 0 4 18 0 0 1982 Den 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Years 125 88 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20 147 0 0 3 0 0 2 |