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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S. | October 27, 1958||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Lumberton (Lumberton, North Carolina) | ||||||
College: | North Carolina | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18 | ||||||
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Lawrence Donnell Thompson (born October 27, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). Thompson played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.His parents are Berthel and Douglas Thompson.[citation needed]
After leaving the NFL, Thompson became a franchisee for McDonald's in Atlanta, Georgia. He purchased his own franchise in 1998 and has since opened franchises for Choice Hotels International, Zaxby's, Denny's and Checkers Drive-In, sometimes in partnership with his former roommate Ron Wooten.[1]