Thurman Thomas

Football Player

Thurman Thomas was born in Houston, Texas, United States on May 16th, 1966 and is the Football Player. At the age of 57, Thurman Thomas biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
May 16, 1966
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, United States
Age
57 years old
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
Networth
$12 Million
Profession
American Football Player
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Weight
93kg
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Thurman Thomas Life

Thurman Lee Thomas (born May 16, 1966) is a former American football player who played for the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins in the National Football League (NFL).

Thomas was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007 and later in 2008 in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Thomas was a key component of the Bills' "no-huddle offense" that won four consecutive AFC championships.

Early years

Thomas was born in Houston, Texas. He grew up playing football on the Missouri City Junior High School (now Missouri City Middle School) and Willowridge High School teams. Thomas led the Willowridge football team to a Texas Class 4A State Championship during the 1982-83 season. He formerly lived in the Willow Park II subdivision, which is southeast of the Fort Bend Tollway and Beltway 8.

Personal life

Thomas is married to Patti Mariacher, a Buffalo native who was on the Oklahoma State University golf team, and was a member of the Oklahoma State University golf team. They have four children, Olivia, Angel, Annika, and Thurman III.

He is involved in several industries, including sports, oil, telecommunications, and construction. In 2014, he was appointed vice chair of the New York State Tourism Advisory Council.

Thomas has been involved in community affairs from the beginning of his career, founding the Thurman Thomas Foundation in 1992. He has talked about mental health and the consequences of concussions suffered during his football career.

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Thurman Thomas Career

College career

Thomas was a student at Oklahoma State University, where he was an upperclassman teammate of running back Barry Sanders. Thomas was in 897 rushes for 4,595 yards, 43 touchdowns, 5,146 total yards, and 21 100-yard rush games at Oklahoma State. In his senior year, he was also a Heisman Trophy nominee, placing seventh in voting. In 1985 and 1987, he was a first team selection on the College Football All-America Team.

In 1985 and 1987, Thomas dominated the Big Eight in rushing and scoring, and was named Conference Offensive Player of the Year both seasons. Thurman Thomas, a sophomore in 1985, had a record of 1,553 yards per week, his fourth best in the country. He suffered a tear to his ACL in his left knee during his sophomore and junior seasons, although he missed some games during the 1986 season. He returned from a good year to his career by rushing for 1,613 yards and finishing third in rushing. Thomas played the ball 897 times for the Cowboys, the most rushing attempts in a career in Oklahoma State history.

Thomas ran for 157 yards and four touchdowns in the 35-33 victory over West Virginia, retaining sophomore Barry Sanders on the sidelines for the majority of the game. Thomas, OSU's all-time leading rusher and his number 34 (chosen in honor of Earl Campbell and Walter Payton), is one of only three jerseys to be recalled at Oklahoma State.

Thomas was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

Professional career

Thomas's definite first round pick status was harmed, causing him to fall into the second round (40th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills, their first pick in the draft. Hundreds of other running backs had been selected ahead of him. Thomas is well-known as a member of Jim Kelly and Andre Reed's offense, which resulted in the Bills winning four straight Super Bowl appearances.

Thomas was the AFC's most offensive quarterback in three seasons (1990, 1991, and 1993). Thomas played in all three seasons of his career, with at least 100 yards rushing in the first three seasons. Every one of those games was won by the Bills. His total yards from scrimmage were 3,742. This was more than 200 yards better than any other player in the league. Since being named the 11th player in NFL history to finish a season with over 2,000 all-purpose yards, he was voted to the All-Pro squad in 1990 and 1991, and he was named as NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1991. He currently ranks 15th on the NFL all-time list for most rushing yards in a career.

Thomas has set a new all-time Buffalo Bills rush record with 11,938 yards and a new team record for yards from scrimmage, which stands at 16,279 over twelve seasons. He is also the highest scorer in team scoring. Thomas finished his thirteen seasons (the last one was spent in Miami) with 12,074 rushing yards, 472 receptions for 4,458 yards, and 88 touchdowns (65 rushing and 23 receiving) with 16,532 total yards from scrimmage.

Thomas is the only football player to lead the league in total yards from scrimmage for four seasons in a row. He is one of only six running backs to have over 400 receptions and 10,000 yards rushing. The other five are Walter Payton, Marshall Faulk, Marcus Allen, Tiki Barber, and LaDainian Tomlinson. Thomas is also one of the top five running backs to rush for over 1,000 yards in eight seasons, as well as Curtis Martin, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, and Tomlinson.

Thomas also set NFL records with the most career points (126), touchdowns (21), and two consecutive playoff games with a touchdown (nine). In his 21 postseason games, he ran for 1,442 yards and passed 672 yards. Thomas caught thirteen receptions for 150 yards and two touchdowns in 1989, a postseason record for running back receptions in a playoff game, as well as tight end Kellen Winslow's record for most receptions in a playoff game. His 76 postseason receptions ranked him fourth all time, and to this day, he remains the only one running back in the NFL top ten rankings in that league.

Thomas had a superb show in Super Bowl XXV, running for 135 yards and a touchdown, while simultaneously intercepting five passes for 55 yards. He's likely won the Super Bowl MVP award, but the Bills lost the game 20-19 after kicker Scott Norwood missed a 47-yard field goal attempt with eight seconds remaining.

Thomas had the best game of the season, according to some readers and sports writers, such as Sports Illustrated writer Paul Zimmerman, so he should have received the MVP award despite losing. He had more yards and catches than New York Giants running back Ottis Anderson, who was named MVP.

His results in the Bills' other postseason games this year were also outstanding. In his two playoff games prior to the Super Bowl, he rushed for 255 yards, caught eight passes for 99 yards, and scored three touchdowns.

Thomas is credited with a mishap in Super Bowl XXVI. Thomas used to have a pre-game ritual in which he positioned his helmet at the 34-yard line. Harry Connick, Jr., Jr.'s helmet was moved in order to ensure that the national anthem was performed on the stage. Thomas was forced to miss Buffalo's first two offensive plays due to his injuries. On ten carries, he went on to gain only thirteen rushing yards and a touchdown. He also caught four passes for 27 yards. Bruce proclaimed "I hid your helmet" during teammate Bruce Smith's induction address on August 8, 2009. Bruce said this was simply a ruse after the NFL Total Access ceremony.

In Buffalo's 52-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Thomas scored the first points of the game for his team on a two-yard touchdown pass, but the Dallas Cowboys were limited to only nineteen rushing yards on eleven carries and four receptions for ten yards. Thomas was still recovering from a hip injury he sustained in the first game of the season. As a result, running back Kenneth Davis got the majority of the game's carry. Thomas converted a costly fumble into a Dallas touchdown.

Thomas had another disappointing Super Bowl appearance in this game, where the Bills lost to the Cowboys 30-13. He had his only touchdown of the game, but his team was limited to only 37 passing yards on sixteen attempts. He was a reliable receiver out of the backfield, receiving seven passes for 52 yards, but he lost two fumbles that resulted in ten Dallas points.

Thomas joined the Miami Dolphins during the 2000 off-season after the Bills had released him to clear space under the salary cap. On November 12, 2000, he sustained a knee injury against the San Diego Chargers, which ended his NFL career. Thomas ran for 136 yards on 28 attempts and no rushing touchdowns in his first season with the Dolphins, while still having 16 receptions for 117 yards and one receiving touchdown in nine games.

Thomas signed the Bills on February 27, 2001, after deciding to resign, he served on a one-day deal.

In 2006, Thurman Thomas became the first inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He made it to the list of ten finalists this year, but he was not one of the six candidates that were chosen to the Hall of Fame this year. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame on February 3, 2007. In the Hall of Fame, Thomas included former quarterback Jim Kelly and wide receiver James Lofton.

The 30 for 30 films, Four Falls of Buffalo, featured Thomas, Steve Tasker, Andre Reed, Bruce Smith, Don Beebe, and Jim Kelly.

On national television on Monday, Bill Bills retired his jersey number 34 in honor of his service.

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During a storm, a Buffalo blizzard hero receives Super Bowl tickets for rescuing stranded motorists

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 17, 2023
Two tickets to this year's Super Bowl have been given to a selfless New Yorker who stepped into a school to rescue stranded motorists during last month's deadly blizzard in Buffalo. During a blizzard that killed at least 37 people, Jay Withey, 27, produced an amazing act of heroism by shielding 24 people east of Buffalo, which was left under 52 inches of snow. Withey and two others took shelter in his car before breaking into the academy to help himself and fellow motorists when his vehicle ran out of fuel on Christmas Eve.