Hall of Fame

Jon Thompson

Jon Thompson

  • Class
    1996
  • Induction
    2006
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Jon Thompson, a native of Muscle Shoals, Ala., was a four-year starter and two-time All-American on the UNA offensive line from 1992-95.
 
He was selected All-Gulf South Conference four straight years on teams with a combined 48-5-1 record that included three straight GSC titles and three straight Division II National Championships.
 
He was named to the Gulf South Conference "Team of the Quarter Century" for 1971-95, the Gulf South Conference Team of the 1990s and the NCAA Division II "Team of the Quarter Century" for 1973-97. He helped pave the way for some of the premier offensive efforts in school history as UNA went 14-0 in 1993, 13-1 in 1994 and 14-0 in 1995. The Lions led the nation in rushing 1993, were third in 1995 and fifth in 1992 and 1994.

UNA was sixth nationally in scoring in 1993 and 1995. He was a consensus All-American pick as a junior and senior and was selected as a permanent team captain. He was selected for the 50th Anniversary UNA Football Team for 1949-98.
 
Thompson has been a high school football coach since his graduation from UNA in 1996.

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