1999 Hall of Fame Inductee

HAROLD "BUCK" THOMPSON

(1922-2006)
Football (1941-42, 46)
Inducted 1999

One of the great players of the Bill Murray era, Thompson played on teams that had a three-year record of 25-0-1 and won the 1946 Associated Press Small College National title. A standout end from Manasquan, NJ, Thompson earned AP honorable mention All-American honors during the 1946 season when he set school records for the longest rush (98 yards vs. Washington College) and longest kickoff return (99 yards vs. Western Maryland). He went on to a two-year professional career with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-American Football Conference in 1947-48. A member of the state of Delaware Sports Hall of Fame, Thompson served as a member of the UD Board of Trustees and is chairperson of the UD Athletic Visiting Committee. He passed away in 2006.

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