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![]() Thomas, c. 1982 | |||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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Born: | Inverness, Mississippi, U.S. | May 3, 1954||||||||
Died: | March 7, 2025 70) Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Pascagoula (Pascagoula, Mississippi) | ||||||||
College: | Southern Miss | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1976: 9th round, 257th pick | ||||||||
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Norris Lee Thomas (May 3, 1954 – March 7, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. [1] He was inducted into the Pascagoula Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016. [2] He was the brother of fellow NFL player Lynn Thomas. [3] He died in Biloxi, Mississippi, on March 7, 2025, at the age of 70. [4]