Aaron Norman Thomas (November 7, 1937 – April 26, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants from 1961 to 1970.

Thomas was born in Dierks, Arkansas, but moved in 1948 to Weed, California, where he played high school football.

[1] Thomas chose to continue his football career in college just up Interstate 5 for the Oregon State Beavers.

Upon his completion at Oregon State, Thomas was not only selected in the fourth round (47th overall) of the 1961 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers, but was also selected in the 16th round of the 1961 AFL Draft by the Dallas Texans.

During the 1962 NFL season, after two games with the 49ers, Thomas was traded to the New York Giants where he played tight end for the remainder of his career until retirement in 1970.