Franco Harris Football League
11-09-2122
#85|Howard Thomas Wide Receiver
Retired (1990, Age 33)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (11-29-2019) Potential D+
Age at Death 62 Born 04-02-1957 in Towanda, PA
Drafted Round 6, Pick 169 (1980) Experience 4 Years (68 Wks)
College Washington State College, 1980 Salary 620 ($1687.666M/2122 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D- Catching B+ Pass Cover D  Kick Power D-
Throw Acc D  Pass Blocking D+ Run Cover D- Kick Acc D-
Carrying C- Run Blocking D  Tackling D+ Kick Return C 
        Pursuit D+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B- Stamina C- Execution C+ Agility B 
Strength D  Health D+ Aggressiveness C+ Hands B-
Jumping B-     Attitude C+ Break Tackle C-
ROLES
QB D+ C D  DT D  SS D+ K F  GUN C+
WR B- G D  DE D  FS C- P D- KR C 
HB/TB C- T D  ILB D  CB C- LS D  KRB C-
FB D+ TE C  OLB D+ H C- HT B  KOS D-
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1976 College 55 2/4 0/4   0/5     0/3 1/11         0/1         4/9 0/2 2/6   2/6 1/3 0/1 12/55
1977 College 52 1/4 0/1   2/4     0/1 1/7         1/3         1/4   3/8   3/11 1/4 1/5 14/52
1978 College 65 0/1 3/5 0/1 0/6     1/6 2/9         1/3       0/2 3/8 1/2 1/5   2/7 5/9 0/1 19/65
1979 College 68   2/6 0/4 2/3     3/7 5/12         1/3       1/1 2/5 0/1 0/2   1/8 4/13 2/3 23/68
1980 Position 23       0/3     0/1 2/5                   0/3   1/4   0/2 0/2 0/3 3/23
1980 Drills 21 1/8 3/7   0/2                 0/1           0/1 0/1   0/1     4/21
1980 Declines 0                                         -1/0       -1/0
1981 Position 13       0/2       2/4                   0/2   1/2   0/2   0/1 3/13
1981 Drills 20 0/3 1/4 0/2 0/3                 1/1         0/2 0/2       0/3   2/20
1982 Position 13   0/1   2/4       0/2                       0/1   0/2 0/1 1/2 3/13
1982 Drills 20       0/1                 1/1 3/8       0/3   0/3   0/4     4/20
1983 Position 14       0/2     0/1 0/6                   0/1       0/1 1/3   1/14
1983 Drills 21   0/1                       0/2           0/6   0/8   1/4 1/21
1984 Position 16   0/1   1/2     0/2 0/2                   0/3   0/1   0/2 0/2 0/1 1/16
1984 Drills 21                                       0/4   0/6   0/11 0/21
1985 Position 52   0/2   1/6     0/2 0/10                 0/2 0/7   0/4   1/11 0/7 1/1 3/52
1985 Drills 20                                       0/3   0/9   1/8 1/20
1985 Declines 0         -1/0                                       -1/0
1986 Position 13       0/2     0/1 0/4                   0/1   0/2     0/2 0/1 0/13
1986 Drills 21 0/1 0/3   1/2                 0/2         0/1 0/2 0/3   0/4 0/3   1/21
1986 Declines 0 -2/0     -2/0     -2/0 -1/0       -1/0   -1/0     -1/0 -1/0       -1/0   -2/0 -14/0
1987 Position 20   0/1   1/3     0/2 0/5                 0/1 0/6         0/1 0/1 1/20
1987 Drills 21 0/1 0/1 1/5 0/2                 0/3             0/4 -1/0 0/2 0/3   0/21
1987 Declines 0 -8/0 -3/0     -4/0   -2/0 -1/0 -3/0 -2/0 -4/0 -2/0 -2/0 -1/0 -2/0     -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -5/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -48/0
1988 Position 10   0/3   0/1     0/2                     0/1   0/1   0/1   0/1 0/10
1988 Drills 21 0/2 0/2 0/2 1/4                 0/1         0/4 0/1 0/4     0/1   1/21
1988 Declines 0 -8/0 -3/0     -2/0 -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -3/0 -2/0 -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0   -3/0 -1/0 -2/0 -2/0 -3/0 -2/0 -4/0 -47/0
1989 Position 11             0/3 0/1                   0/1       0/5   0/1 0/11
1989 Drills 21 0/2 0/2 0/4 0/3                 0/1         0/2 0/1 0/3     0/3   0/21
1989 Declines 0 -14/0 -3/0   -1/0 -2/0     -1/0 -1/0 -3/0 -3/0 -1/0 -3/0 -5/0 -4/0 -2/0 -2/0 -6/0 -1/0 -5/0 -4/0 -2/0 -1/0 -4/0 -68/0
1990 Position 10       0/2     0/1 0/5                   0/2             0/10
1990 Drills 21 0/3 0/2 1/1 1/1                 0/3           0/4 1/3   0/1 0/3   3/21
1990 Declines 0 -20/0 -5/0   -3/0 -6/0 -3/0 -1/0 -5/0 -5/0 -6/0 -5/0 -2/0 -5/0 -4/0 -3/0 -4/0 -5/0 -7/0 -4/0 -7/0 -8/0 -6/0 -4/0 -8/0 -126/0
Total -48/29 -5/46 2/19 6/63 -15/0 -4/0 -2/32 4/83 -11/0 -12/0 -15/0 -8/0 -7/23 -9/10 -11/0 -7/0 -7/6 -9/65 -6/16 -7/70 -21/0 -4/93 4/63 -13/45 -205/663

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1991Howard Thomas has retired from football.
10-05-1987The Washington Capitolists have waived Howard Thomas.
09-27-1987The Washington Capitolists have moved Howard Thomas to the active roster. The Washington Capitolists have moved Casper Smart to the inactive roster.
09-21-1987The Washington Capitolists have acquired Howard Thomas from the waiver wire.
09-14-1987The Phoenix Falcons have waived Howard Thomas.
05-03-1987The Seattle Bolts have acquired Howard Thomas from the waiver wire.
08-04-1986The Washington Capitolists have waived Howard Thomas.
10-27-1985Howard Thomas of the Washington Capitolists is injured with a quadricep contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 6 days.
08-27-1984The Washington Capitolists have moved Howard Thomas to the active roster. The Washington Capitolists have moved Danta London to the inactive roster.
09-05-1983The Washington Capitolists have moved Todd McGruder to the active roster. The Washington Capitolists have moved Daryl Braggs and Howard Thomas to the inactive roster.
09-05-1983The Washington Capitolists have moved Howard Thomas, Frank Tausch, and Walter McAmber to the active roster. The Washington Capitolists have moved Brendan Townsend and Jim Williams to the inactive roster.
09-05-1983The Washington Capitolists have acquired Howard Thomas from the waiver wire.
08-29-1983The Los Angeles Dawgs have waived Howard Thomas.
08-29-1983The Los Angeles Dawgs have moved Walt Little to the active roster. The Los Angeles Dawgs have moved Howard Thomas to the inactive roster.
09-19-1982The Los Angeles Dawgs have moved Howard Thomas to the active roster. The Los Angeles Dawgs have moved Dave Guarnieri to the inactive roster.
08-16-1982The Los Angeles Dawgs have acquired Howard Thomas from the waiver wire.
08-09-1982The Winnipeg Jets have waived Howard Thomas.
02-08-1982The Winnipeg Jets have acquired Howard Thomas from the waiver wire.
09-07-1981The Calgary Bronze Tigers have moved Jeff Mestnik to the active roster. The Calgary Bronze Tigers have moved Butch Miller to the inactive roster.
09-07-1981The Calgary Bronze Tigers have waived Howard Thomas.
12-08-1980The Detroit Astro-Men have moved Jerald Newman to the active roster. The Detroit Astro-Men have moved Howard Thomas to the inactive roster.
10-27-1980The Detroit Astro-Men have moved Howard Thomas and Weegie Phelan to the active roster.
10-20-1980The Detroit Astro-Men have moved Rex McKoy to the active roster. The Detroit Astro-Men have moved Howard Thomas and Jevon Barton to the inactive roster.
10-13-1980The Detroit Astro-Men have moved Eddie Davis, Howard Thomas, Jerome Rice Jr., and Pete Krause to the active roster. The Detroit Astro-Men have moved Bill Brown, Bob Fishman, Earl Hubach, and Weegie Phelan to the inactive roster.
09-28-1980The Detroit Astro-Men have moved Bob Simmons to the active roster. The Detroit Astro-Men have moved Howard Thomas to the inactive roster.
09-22-1980The Detroit Astro-Men have moved Joe Tullis and Howard Thomas to the active roster. The Detroit Astro-Men have moved Todd Antrum and Hal Bennett to the inactive roster.
09-08-1980The Detroit Astro-Men have acquired Howard Thomas from the waiver wire.
08-31-1980The Seattle Thunderhawks have waived Howard Thomas.