Harry Richard Thornton (February 4, 1908 – January 13, 1973) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).
He played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1933, starting in one game.
Thornton attended Senn High School in Chicago, Illinois.
[1] Thornton played college football at Missouri–Rolla[1] and Michigan.
[2] Thornton's son, Dick, played in the Canadian Football League from 1961 to 1972.