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RB · #0 · Pittsburgh Steelers

Sidney Thornton

Born 1954 5'11" · 230 lb Northwestern State (LA) Drafted 1977 · R2 #48 by PIT 1977 – 1982 · 6 Seasons

Regular season career

74 Games 6 seasons
1,512 Rush Yds 20.4 / game
18 Rush TD 0.24 / game
356 Car
4.2 Y/C
74 1st Down

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 103 1977'77
  2. 264 1978'78
  3. 585 1979'79
  4. 325 1980'80
  5. 202 1981'81
  6. 33 1982'82
  1. 2 1977'77
  2. 2 1978'78
  3. 6 1979'79
  4. 3 1980'80
  5. 4 1981'81
  6. 1 1982'82
  1. 27 1977'77
  2. 71 1978'78
  3. 118 1979'79
  4. 78 1980'80
  5. 56 1981'81
  6. 6 1982'82
  1. 3.8 1977'77
  2. 3.7 1978'78
  3. 5.0 1979'79
  4. 4.2 1980'80
  5. 3.6 1981'81
  6. 5.5 1982'82

Latest games · 1982

  1. @ W11 W 24–10 3 car · 30 yds0 TD
  2. @ W12 L 0–16 1 car · 0 yds0 TD
  3. W13 W 35–14 2 car · 3 yds1 TD

Career bests

Best season 1979 585 yds · 6 TD
Most TDs 1979 6 TD · 118 car
Best Y/C 1979 5.0 Y/C · 118 car
Most first downs 1979 28 1D · 118 car

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