Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame
Thompson, Anthony
Anthony Thompson
- Induction:
- 2003
Football, 1986-1989
One of the finest running backs in the history of college football, Anthony Thompson earned first-team All-America recognition following both his junior and senior seasons. A native of Terre Haute, Ind., he shattered almost every Indiana rushing record imaginable and set multiple Big Ten and NCAA marks. A two-time Big Ten rushing champion, Thompson captured the NCAA rushing and scoring title during his senior campaign and was named the Walter Camp Foundation's Player of the Year, the AFCA "Coaches Choice" Player of the Year, won the Maxwell Award as the nation's finest college football player, and finished second in the 1989 Heisman Trophy voting. Thompson finished his career with 5,299 rushing yards, including 377 yards in a game at Wisconsin in 1989. He held the Division I record for career touchdowns with 65 until the 1998 season when it was broken by Texas' Ricky Williams. He also held the Big Ten record for points scored with 412, a total that was surpassed by Wisconsin's Ron Dayne in 1999.
One of the finest running backs in the history of college football, Anthony Thompson earned first-team All-America recognition following both his junior and senior seasons. A native of Terre Haute, Ind., he shattered almost every Indiana rushing record imaginable and set multiple Big Ten and NCAA marks. A two-time Big Ten rushing champion, Thompson captured the NCAA rushing and scoring title during his senior campaign and was named the Walter Camp Foundation's Player of the Year, the AFCA "Coaches Choice" Player of the Year, won the Maxwell Award as the nation's finest college football player, and finished second in the 1989 Heisman Trophy voting. Thompson finished his career with 5,299 rushing yards, including 377 yards in a game at Wisconsin in 1989. He held the Division I record for career touchdowns with 65 until the 1998 season when it was broken by Texas' Ricky Williams. He also held the Big Ten record for points scored with 412, a total that was surpassed by Wisconsin's Ron Dayne in 1999.
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