Cliff Thrift
 Thrift in 1984 | |||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | May 3, 1956 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Purcell (OK) | ||||||||
| College | East Central | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1979: 3rd round, 73rd overall pick | ||||||||
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Clifford Thrift (born May 3, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers, Chicago Bears, and Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the East Central Tigers.
Thrift attended Purcell High School in Purcell, Oklahoma and was a member of the 1972 Purcell Football Class A State Championship Team. He then attended East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, before being drafted in the third round of the 1979 NFL draft.[1] He was a part of the Bears team that won Super Bowl XX.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "1979 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
- ^ "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1986. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
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