Sidney Thornton

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Full Name: Sidney Thornton	Primary Position: RB
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/230	College: Northwestern State University
Birthdate: September 2, 1954	High School: Capitol (Baton Rouge, LA)
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Pro Experience: 6 years

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[edit] Biography

Sidney Thornton (Sidney Thornton) was born on September 2, 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After going to high school at Capitol (Baton Rouge, LA), Thornton attended Northwestern State University. Thornton made his professional debut in the NFL in 1977 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers for his entire 6 year career.

Most people believe that 1979 was Sidney Thornton's best year, as he ran for 585 yards, ran in 6 TDs and caught 4 TD passes.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Rushing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1977	PIT	NFL	13	27	103	3.8	2	18
1978	PIT	NFL	16	71	264	3.7	2	27
1979	PIT	NFL	13	118	585	5	6	75
1980	PIT	NFL	12	78	325	4.2	3	28
1981	PIT	NFL	16	56	202	3.6	4	17t
1982	PIT	NFL	4	6	33	5.5	1	13
6 year NFL career			74	356	1512	4.2	18	0

[edit] Receiving Stats

year	team	league	games	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1977	PIT	NFL	13	1	5	5	0	5
1978	PIT	NFL	16	5	66	13.2	1	24
1979	PIT	NFL	13	16	231	14.4	4	32
1980	PIT	NFL	12	15	131	8.7	1	29t
1981	PIT	NFL	16	8	78	9.8	0	30
1982	PIT	NFL	4	1	4	4	0	4
6 year NFL career			74	46	515	11.2	6	0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year	team	league	games	TOT	OWR	OPR	YDS	TD
1977	PIT	NFL	13	1	0	0	0	0
1978	PIT	NFL	16	3	1	0	0	0
1979	PIT	NFL	13	7	1	0	0	0
1980	PIT	NFL	12	5	1	0	0	0
1981	PIT	NFL	16	6	1	0	0	0
1982	PIT	NFL	4	0	0	0	0	0
6 year NFL career			74	22	4	0	0	0

[edit] Kick Return Stats

year	team	league	games	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
1977	PIT	NFL	13	0	0	0	0	0
1978	PIT	NFL	16	1	37	37	37	0
1979	PIT	NFL	13	0	0	0	0	0
1980	PIT	NFL	12	1	15	15	15	0
1981	PIT	NFL	16	1	1	1	1	0
1982	PIT	NFL	4	0	0	0	0	0
6 year NFL career			74	3	53	17.7	0	0

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