On November 14, 2009, at the age of 61, Thompson became the oldest football player in NCAA history after he scored the extra point for Austin College's only touchdown of the game against Trinity University.

[2] Thompson had not played organized football since he was in high school over 40 years earlier.

[4] The Sporting News awarded him one of the five game balls given nationally for week 11 of the 2009 football season recognizing his effort.

[citation needed] In September 2012, Carpenter's Son Publishing released Thompson's non-fiction autobiography entitled, Kick Start.

[citation needed] In December 2020, Flatiron Pictures began preproduction for a TV series based upon Thompson's non-fiction autobiography entitled, Kick Start.