Delbert Ray Thompson (born February 21, 1958) is a former American football running back who played one season with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the

1982 NFL Draft The 1982 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 27–28, 1982, at the New York She ...

. He first enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin before transferring to

Ranger College Ranger College is a public community college in Ranger, Texas. The college's website asserts that it "is one of the oldest public two-year colleges in continuous operation in the state of Texas." In conjunction with its main campus in Ranger, the ...

and lastly the University of Texas at El Paso. Thompson attended

Hamlin High School Hamlin Collegiate High School is a public high school located in Hamlin, Texas Hamlin is a city in Jones and Fisher Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,124 at the 2010 census, and in 2018, the estimated population was ...

in Hamlin, Texas. He was also a member of the

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Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Thompson was selected by the Chiefs with the 130th pick in the 1982 NFL Draft. He played in six games for the Chiefs during the 1982 season. He was placed on the injured reserve list on August 23, 1983.

New York Jets

Thompson was claimed on waivers by the New York Jets from Kansas City on April 10, 1984.

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