Thomas, Derrick

Thomas, Derrick
▪ 2001

      American football player (b. Jan. 1, 1967, Miami, Fla.—d. Feb. 8, 2000, Miami), was a star linebacker for the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs from 1989 to 2000, earning All-Pro honours nine times and ranking ninth on the NFL's career sack list with 126.5. He also held the NFL record for most sacks in a single game (seven). One of the NFL's most popular players, he was noted for his charity work, and in 1992 he was designated one of Pres. George H.W. Bush's “thousand points of light,” an honour accorded to outstanding volunteers. Thomas died from a blood clot he developed after being injured in an automobile accident. In 2009 he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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