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Canadian football player
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Male
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Birth:
1 January 1939
Death:
4 October 2015
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Biography
Jim "Long Gone" Thomas (December 18, 1938 – October 4, 2015) was a running back who played nine seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos. In his career, Thomas ran for 6161 yards and was a two time CFL All-Star. He signed to the Los Angeles Rams in 1970 for a five-game trial, but returned to Edmonton. Thomas died in 2015.
Thomas holds the record for the three longest rushing touchdowns in Eskimos history — a 104-yard TD run on Oct. 9, 1965 against the B.C. Lions, a 100-yard run on Aug. 2, 1966 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and a 97-yard run on Sept. 4, 1964 against the Ottawa Rough Riders.