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Jay Thomas ’66 Flings Final Football with Letterman

Posted December 19, 2014 / Last updated December 19, 2014

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In a photo from a past show, Jay Thomas (left) and David Letterman (right) prepare to throw footballs at 'The Late Show' Christmas tree. (CBS)

In a photo from a past show, Jay Thomas (left) and David Letterman (right) prepare to throw footballs at ‘The Late Show’ Christmas tree. (CBS)

Jesuit alumnus Jay Thomas ’66 will topple his last Christmas-tree-topping late-night meatball-covered pizza Friday, Dec. 19, concluding a longstanding holiday tradition on “The Late Show With David Letterman,” scheduled to air at 10:35 p.m. on WWL-TV. 

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