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===Sports=== [[American football]] [[Safety (American and Canadian football position)|safety]] [[Cedric Thompson]] for the [[Minnesota Vikings]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) also grew up in Bombay Beach, California.<ref name="Christensen 2014">{{cite web|author=Joe Christensen|url= http://m.startribune.com/out-of-nowhere-u-football-player-thompson-comes-from-dusty-outpost-july-7-2013/214505161/|title=Out of nowhere: U football player comes from dusty California outpost|work=[[Star Tribune]]|publisher=Star Tribune Media Company LLC|date=October 20, 2014|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Galicia 2015">{{cite web|author=Thomas Galicia|url= http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2451576-ced-thompson-to-miami-dolphins-full-draft-pick-breakdown|title=CEDRIC THOMPSON TO MIAMI DOLPHINS: FULL DRAFT-PICK BREAKDOWN|work=[[Bleacher Report]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]]|date=May 2, 2015|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Habib 2015">{{cite web|author=Hal Habib|url=http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/sports/football/bombay-beach-south-beach-dolphins-cedric-thompson-survivor/poDjxtFWl6KR7U4CMbFasM/|title=Bombay Beach to South Beach: Dolphins' Cedric Thompson a survivor|work=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|publisher=[[Cox Enterprises]]|date=May 22, 2015|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Perkins 2015">{{cite web|author=Chris Perkins|url= http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-dolphins-ced-thompson-20150517-story.html |title=Dolphins rookie Ced Thompson has overcome, overachieved|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|publisher=[[tronc]]|date=May 19, 2017|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> He became one of the primary subjects of the [[2011 in film|2011]] documentary ''[[Bombay Beach (film)|Bombay Beach]]'' directed by [[Alma Har'el]].<ref name="Christensen 2014" /><ref name="Galicia 2015" /><ref name="Habib 2015" /><ref name="Perkins 2015" /> He later cited boredom in Bombay Beach as his inspiration for pro football.<ref name="Christensen 2014" /><ref name="Galicia 2015" /><ref name="Habib 2015" />
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