David "Peanuts" Thomas (born September 11, 1951) is a former American football cornerback. Thomas was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1951 and attended

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in Jacksonville, Florida. He played college football at

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from 1970 to 1973. He began playing professional football in the

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in 1974 and 1975 as cornerback and a punt and kick return specialist for the Memphis Southmen. He was named to the All-WFL team in 1974. He later played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Toronto Argonauts. He appeared in ten CFL games during the 1977 and 1978 seasons.

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1951 births Living people Memphis Southmen players Toronto Argonauts players Players of American football from Newark, New Jersey Players of Canadian football from Newark, New Jersey Texas Southern Tigers football players American football cornerbacks Canadian football defensive backs {{Canadianfootball-defensiveback-stub