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American gridiron football player (1940–2016)

Sherwyn Thorson
Career information
Born:	(1940-05-10)May 10, 1940 Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S.
Died:	April 6, 2016(2016-04-06) (aged 75) Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S.
CFL status	American
Position(s)	G
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
College	Iowa
AFL draft	1962, round: 3, pick: 22
Drafted by	Boston Patriots
NFL draft	1962, round: 7, pick: 87
Drafted by	Los Angeles Rams
Career history
As player
1962–1968	Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1962) Second-team All-Big Ten (1961)

Sherwyn Arthur Thorson (May 10, 1940 – April 6, 2016) was a Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and won the Grey Cup with them in 1962. He played college football and wrestled at heavyweight with the University of Iowa, placing 2nd in 1960 and 1st in 1962. He was inducted into the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame (2007) and University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame (2011). He died of cancer in 2016.

References

"1962 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
"Sherwyn Thorson football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
"Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame | Cresco, Iowa". www.iowawrestlinghalloffame.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2010.
"Iowa Announces 2011 Athletics Hall of Fame Class Hawkeye Sports". www.hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2011.
"Two-Sport All-American Sherwyn Thorson Passes". April 6, 2016.

v t e Los Angeles Rams 1962 NFL draft selections
Roman Gabriel Merlin Olsen Joe Carollo John Meyers John Cornett Art Perkins Jim Smith Ben Wilson Sherwyn Thorson Jim Bakken Dick Farris Ike Lassiter Jim Norris Bert Wilder Marv Marinovich Bob Fearnside Gary Henson Walter Nikirk Ron Skufca Dave Steadman Charlie Furlow Gerard Barto Foster Andersen

v t e Boston Patriots 1962 AFL draft selections
Gary Collins Leroy Jackson Sherwyn Thorson Bill Hull Billy Neighbors John Schopf Bennie McRae Bill Triplett John Knight Nick Buoniconti Chuck Sieminski Gerry Goerlitz Ken Byers Tom Chandler Ron Meyers Tommy Neck John Traynham Bob Asack Walt Crate Don Christham Bob Stem Jimmy Field Albert Gursky Charlie Dickerson Julius Fincke John Finn Mike Ingram Charlie Taylor Steve Jastrzembski Ray Lardini

Boston Patriots 1962 AFL draft selections

Gary Collins
Leroy Jackson
Sherwyn Thorson
Bill Hull
Billy Neighbors
John Schopf
Bennie McRae
Bill Triplett
John Knight
Nick Buoniconti
Chuck Sieminski
Gerry Goerlitz
Ken Byers
Tom Chandler
Ron Meyers
Tommy Neck
John Traynham
Bob Asack
Walt Crate
Don Christham
Bob Stem
Jimmy Field
Albert Gursky
Charlie Dickerson
Julius Fincke
John Finn
Mike Ingram
Charlie Taylor
Steve Jastrzembski
Ray Lardini

v t e Winnipeg Blue Bombers 50th Grey Cup champions
11 Ken Ploen 12 Hal Ledyard 14 Dick Thornton 21 Charlie Shepard 22 Joe Williams 23 Jack Delveaux 24 Nick Miller 26 Rick Potter 27 Gordon Rowland 28 Gerry James 29 Leo Lewis 31 Ron Latourelle 32 Henry Janzen 35 Roger Hagberg 43 George Druxman 44 Garland Warren 48 Jack Bruzell 52 David Burkholder 53 Herb Gray 54 Rod Humenuik 55 Sherwyn Thorson 58 Ray Ash 61 Roger Hamelin 62 Roger Savoie 63 Steve Patrick 64 Cornel Piper 65 Neil Thomas 67 Frank Rigney 70 Norm Rauhaus 71 Farrell Funston 73 Cec Luining 77 Ernie Pitts 79 Bill Whisler Head coach: Bud Grant Assistant coaches: John Michels Joe Zaleski

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 50th Grey Cup champions

Head coach: Bud Grant

Assistant coaches: John Michels
Joe Zaleski

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