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Don Thorp
No. 96, 62, 71
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	July 10, 1962 (age 62); Buffalo Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:	Buffalo Grove
College:	Illinois
NFL draft:	1984 / round: 6 / pick: 156
Career history
	New Orleans Saints (1984); Chicago Bears (1986); New York Jets (1987); Indianapolis Colts (1987–1988); Kansas City Chiefs (1988); Miami Dolphins (1989)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (1983); Big Ten Most Valuable Player (1983); Big Ten Player of the Year (1983); First-team All-Big Ten (1983);
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:
Sacks:	3.0
	Player stats at PFR

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Donald Kevin Thorp (born July 10, 1962) is an American former football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs.

Thorp was born in Chicago, Illinois and played scholastically at Buffalo Grove High School. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, where he was named a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America in 1983.^[1]

Thorp was selected by the Saints in the sixth-round of the 1984 NFL draft.^[2] He appeared in five games for the Saints during the 1984 season, then was out of professional football in 1985 and 1986. He resumed his career as a replacement player with the Colts during the 1987 NFLPA strike, playing sparingly through 1988.

References

^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

[FWAA_1983-1] Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[PFR2-2] "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

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-   |years=1984<br>1987-88<br>1988
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+{{Infobox NFL biography
-'''Donald Kevin Thorp''' (born [[July 10]], [[1962]] in [[Buffalo Grove, Illinois]]) is a former professional [[American football]] [[defensive lineman]] in the [[National Football League|NFL]] for the [[New Orleans Saints]], [[Indianapolis Colts]], and [[Kansas City Chiefs]].  He played [[college football]] at the [[University of Illinois]].
+| name        = Don Thorp
+| number      = 96, 62, 71
+| position    = [[Defensive end]]
+| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1962|07|10}}
+| birth_place = [[Buffalo Grove, Illinois]], U.S.
+| height_ft   = 6
+| height_in   = 4
+| weight_lb   = 260
+| high_school = [[Buffalo Grove High School|Buffalo Grove]]
+| college     = [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]]
+| draftyear   = 1984
+| draftround  = 6
+| draftpick   = 156
+| pastteams   =
+* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{NFL Year|1984}})
+* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|1986}})*
+* [[New York Jets]] (1987)*
+* [[Indianapolis Colts]] ({{NFL Year|1987|1988}})
+* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] (1988)
+* [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{NFL Year|1989}})*
+| highlights  =
+* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1983 College Football All-America Team|1983]])
+* [[Big Ten Most Valuable Player]] (1983)
+* [[Big Ten Conference football individual awards#Player of the Year|Big Ten Player of the Year]] (1983)
+* First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1983]])
+| statlabel1  = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
+| statvalue1  = 3.0
+| pfr         = T/ThorDo20
+}}
+'''Donald Kevin Thorp''' (born July 10, 1962) is an American former [[American football|football]] [[defensive end]] who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[New Orleans Saints]], [[Indianapolis Colts]] and [[Kansas City Chiefs]].
+Thorp was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]] and played scholastically at [[Buffalo Grove High School]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois Fighting Illini]], where he was named a first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] by the [[Football Writers Association of America]] in 1983.<ref name="FWAA 1983">{{cite web |title=FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team |editor=Ted Gangi |access-date=March 8, 2016 |url=http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304073432/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
+Thorp was selected by the Saints in the sixth-round of the [[1984 NFL draft]].<ref name="PFR2">{{Cite web |title=1984 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1984/draft.htm |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference}}</ref> He appeared in five games for the Saints during the 1984 season, then was out of professional football in 1985 and 1986. He resumed his career as a [[replacement player]] with the Colts during the [[1987 NFL Season#The NFLPA strike|1987 NFLPA strike]], playing sparingly through 1988.
+==References==
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+{{Saints1984DraftPicks}}
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+[[Category:People from Buffalo Grove, Illinois]]
 [[Category:American football defensive linemen]]
+[[Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football players]]
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 [[Category:Indianapolis Colts players]]
 [[Category:Kansas City Chiefs players]]
-[[Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football players]]
+[[Category:National Football League replacement players]]
-[[Category:People from Buffalo Grove, Illinois]]
+[[Category:All-American college football players]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Cook County, Illinois]]
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