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Position: | Defensive back | ||||||
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Born: | (1931-04-19)April 19, 1931 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | April 1, 2003(2003-04-01) (aged 71) | ||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Ramsay (AL) | ||||||
College: | Alabama | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1955 / round: 6 / pick: 67 (by the Los Angeles Rams) | ||||||
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Thomas Allen "Corky" Tharp (April 19, 1931 – April 3, 2003) was an American football defensive back who played one season for the New York Titans of the American Football League (AFL). He also played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and the Tuscaloosa Warriors of the Southern Professional Football League. He played college football at the University of Alabama for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team.
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References
- "1955 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- "Corky Tharp, DB at NFL.com". NFL.com.
- "Corky Tharp NFL & AFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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