finalyear debutyear statvalue article_title finalteam draftround birth_date pfr draftyear heightin heightft pastteamsnote number college statlabel debutteam name nflnew birth_place weight dbf position highschool draftpick
1982 1979 47 bruce thornton -lrb- defensive lineman -rrb-
 st. louis cardinals 8 14 february 1958 thorbr20 1979 1 6 yes 77 , 79 illinois games dallas cowboys bruce thornton brucethornton/2527383 detroit , mi 195 thornbru01 defensive end chadsey -lrb- mi -rrb- 219
bruce thornton -lrb- defensive lineman -rrb-

bruce edward thornton -lrb- born february 14 , 1958 in detroit , michigan -rrb- is a former american football defensive lineman in the national football league for the dallas cowboys and the st. louis cardinals .
he finished his career with the denver gold of the united states football league .
he played college football for the university of illinois .
