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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.
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||
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| Born: | July 10, 1962 Buffalo Grove, Illinois, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Buffalo Grove | ||||
| College: | Illinois | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1984 / round: 6 / pick: 156 | ||||
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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.
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