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Jack Thompson
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Known as "The Throwin" Samoan," a nickname bestowed on him by Spokesman-Review columnist Harry Missildine during Thompson"s breakout sophomore season at Washington State University in 1976, he was a first-round draft choice of the Cincinnati Bengals in 1979 and played for Cincinnati from 1979-1982. Considered by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network to be a bust of a draft pick (#26 worst - fellow WSU graduate Ryan Leaf is considered #1), he went to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1983 and became the team"s starting quarterback, but was replaced the following year by Steve DeBerg. Thompson went to college at Washington State University, where he set numerous school, Pac-10 and National Collegiate Athletic Association records.
He finished ninth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1978.
His prowess led the Bengals to make him the third overall pick in the 1979 NFL Draft. He concluded his college career in 1978 as the most prolific passer in National Collegiate Athletic Association history, throwing for 7,818 yards.
He set Pac-10 records for attempts, completions and Territorial Decoration passes. He was all-conference three times and either first-team, second-team or honorable mention All-American three times.
He is one of only two players in WSU history to have his number retired (the other is Pro Football Hall of Famer Mel Hein).
Thompson wore Number. 14 and graduated from Evergreen High School south of Seattle. 1976: 208/355 for 2,762 yards with 20 Territorial Decoration vs 14 INT. 1977: 192/329 for 2,372 yards with 13 Territorial Decoration vs 13 INT. 1978: 175/348 for 2,333 yards with 17 Territorial Decoration vs 20 INT. After his football career, Thompson settled in Seattle and became a mortgage banker, as well as a volunteer quarterbacks coach at Ballard High School.
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