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Position: | Center | ||||||
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Born: | Houston, Texas, U.S. | December 24, 1960||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 277 lb (126 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Stratford (Houston, Texas) | ||||||
College: | Oklahoma | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1985 (round: 8 • pick: 199) | ||||||
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Charles Gene Thomas (born December 24, 1960) is an American former professional football center in the National Football League (NFL). [1] He was selected by the Houston Oilers in the eighth round of the 1985 NFL draft. [2] He played seven seasons in the NFL, for the Atlanta Falcons in 1985 and the San Francisco 49ers from 1987 to 1992. [3]
Thomas owns a rare hat trick in the world of American football. He played on teams which won championships at three levels of competition. In 1978, he was a member of the Stratford High School Spartans which won the Class 4A Texas State High School Championship. In 1985, he was a member of the Oklahoma Sooners who won the NCAA Division I National Football Championship. In 1988 and 1989, he was a member of the 49ers which won Super Bowl XXIII and Super Bowl XXIV respectively.[ citation needed ]