"1993"^^ . . . . . "Thigpen was born and raised in El Dorado, Arkansas. He played prep school football at Potomac High School in Dumfries, Virginia, where he was honored as a Parade All-American and Virginia Defensive Player of the Year. Thigpen was recruited to play college football at the University of North Carolina for head coach Mack Brown. Thigpen was a three-time All-ACC linebacker for the Tar Heels. He was co-captain of the 1992 team that went 9\u20133 and were Peach Bowl champions. Upon graduation, Thigpen played professionally for the New York Giants and Barcelona Dragons."@en . . . . . . . . . "North Carolina"@en . "Tommy Thigpen"@en . . "Thigpen, Tommy"@en . . . . "1971-03-17"^^ . "Auburn"@en . . . . . . "American football player and coach"@en . . . . . . . "1998"^^ . . . "2000"^^ . . "2001"^^ . "Tommy Thigpen"@en . "2002"^^ . . "2003"^^ . . . "2004"^^ . . . "2005"^^ . . "1971-03-17"^^ . "2009"^^ . "Thigpen was born and raised in El Dorado, Arkansas. He played prep school football at Potomac High School in Dumfries, Virginia, where he was honored as a Parade All-American and Virginia Defensive Player of the Year. Thigpen was recruited to play college football at the University of North Carolina for head coach Mack Brown. Thigpen was a three-time All-ACC linebacker for the Tar Heels. He was co-captain of the 1992 team that went 9\u20133 and were Peach Bowl champions. Upon graduation, Thigpen played professionally for the New York Giants and Barcelona Dragons."@en . "Illinois"@en . "2012"^^ . "Bowling Green"@en . "2013"^^ . "1989"^^ . "1995"^^ . .