Rocky Thompson (American football)

Ralph Gary "Rocky" Symonds-Thompson (born November 8, 1947, Paget, Bermuda) is a former American football player for the New York Giants in the National Football League.

Thompson, a running back/wide receiver, played college football at Hartnell Community College and West Texas State, where he was the roommate of future Dallas Cowboys star Duane Thomas. Thompson was a world-class sprinter who won the English 100-meter dash championships in 1970 with a time of 10.1 seconds.

The Giants drafted Thompson in the first round of the 1971 NFL Draft with the 18th overall selection. He appeared in all 28 regular-season games for the Giants in 1971 and 1972, primarily as a kickoff returner. He appeared in one game for the Giants in 1973. The Giants released Thompson before the start of the 1974 season.