Spencer Thomas

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Spencer Thomas
No. 24, 46
Date of birth (1951-03-09) March 9, 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Career information
Position(s) Safety
US college Washburn
Career history
As player
1975 Washington Redskins
1976 Baltimore Colts
Career stats

Spencer Lee Thomas (born March 9, 1951) is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Baltimore Colts. He played college basketball at Washburn University, but joined the Redskins after a tryout in Topeka and then later played for the Baltimore Colts.


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