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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

Career with playoffs

80 Games 6 seasons
1,593 Rush Yds 19.9 / game
19 Rush TD 0.24 / game
378 Car
4.2 Y/C
79 1st Down

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 103 1977'77
  2. 290 1978'78
  3. 640 1979'79
  4. 325 1980'80
  5. 202 1981'81
  6. 33 1982'82
  1. 2 1977'77
  2. 2 1978'78
  3. 7 1979'79
  4. 3 1980'80
  5. 4 1981'81
  6. 1 1982'82
  1. 27 1977'77
  2. 76 1978'78
  3. 135 1979'79
  4. 78 1980'80
  5. 56 1981'81
  6. 6 1982'82
  1. 3.8 1977'77
  2. 3.8 1978'78
  3. 4.7 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 640 yds · 7 TD
Most TDs 1979 7 TD · 135 car
Best Y/C 1979 4.7 Y/C · 135 car
Most first downs 1979 32 1D · 135 car

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