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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
515 Rec Yds 6.96 / game
6 Rec TD 0.08 / game
46 Rec
63.0 Catch %
11.2 Y/Rec

73 Tgt7.1 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 5 1977'77
  2. 66 1978'78
  3. 231 1979'79
  4. 131 1980'80
  5. 78 1981'81
  6. 4 1982'82
  1. 1 1977'77
  2. 5 1978'78
  3. 16 1979'79
  4. 15 1980'80
  5. 8 1981'81
  6. 1 1982'82
  1. 0 1977'77
  2. 1 1978'78
  3. 4 1979'79
  4. 1 1980'80
  5. 0 1981'81
  6. 0 1982'82
  1. 5.0 1977'77
  2. 13.2 1978'78
  3. 14.4 1979'79
  4. 8.7 1980'80
  5. 9.8 1981'81
  6. 4.0 1982'82

Latest games · 1982

  1. @ W11 W 24–10 1/3 · 4 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 1979 231 yds · 4 TD
Most TDs 1979 4 TD · 16 rec
Most catches 1979 16 rec · 27 tgt

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