Can the Lions fix their defense? The sack total over Elway is most against any quarterback in Thomas' career and the most any individual player sacked Elway. On November 11, 1990, Thomas set the NFL record with seven sacks in a single game against the Seattle Seahawks. He played three years of college basketball in Division II for the UCCS Mountain Lions before transferring to the Division I Colorado Buffaloes for his final season.. White was drafted 29th overall by the 2017 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. RIP to the G.O.A.T. All-Pro: 1990 (AP, PFWA, NEA, SN, PW), 1991 (AP, SN, PW), 1992 (SN, NEA), All-Pro Second Team: 1991 (NEA), 1993 (AP), 1994 (AP), 1996 (AP), All-AFC: 1989 (UPI, PW), 1990 (UPI, PW), 1991 (UPI, PW), 1992 (UPI, PW), 1993 (UPI), 1994 (UPI), 1996 (UPI, PW), (9) - 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, At the time of his retirement following the 1999 season, [1st] Most Sacks, Game - 7 (vs. Seattle, Nov. 11, 1990) AB AVG HR RBI SB OPS; 8.500: 0: 2: 0: This article was originally published February 15, 2019. Counseling Guide. [1st] Most Sacks, Career - 126.5 Derrick has impacted so many lives, not only on the field, but off the field. And he was definitely one of those guys I watched and wanted to see have success. [1st] Most Opponents Fumbles Forced, Season - 8 (1992) Bill came back and he said, Hey, I'm out of drills and I'm exhausted. We knew we had a special guy here. When games were on the line, and the Chiefs defense was on the field, it was Derrick Thomas that his coaches, his teammates and Chiefs fans looked to for a stop and a change of the opponent's momentum. Slippery Rock defensive end Marcus Martin holds college football's all-time record, finishing his career with 56.0 sacks regardless of division, but he played at the Division II level. We'll never see 27 sacks in one season again. "He was kind of the cutting edge of what the outside linebacker was becoming. Its a tough thing to deal with.. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Thats one thing Ill never get out of my mind. Positions: His eyes then rolled back, recalled Frank Eismont, an orthopedic surgeon at Jackson Memorial Hospital. I did not know that.". "I think he was kind of the prototype," Pavlas said. Em seu segundo ano, ele levou seu time a um recorde de 17-8 e ao ttulo da New . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The characteristics that set Derrick apart on the field was his endurance, his perseverance, his sportsmanship. Fotovint. DT - Derrick Thomas Alabama Highlights - YouTube 0:00 / 11:50 DT - Derrick Thomas Alabama Highlights PockyCandy 12.2K subscribers 17K views 3 years ago Alabama has had dozens of great pass. Derrick Thomas was born on January 1, 1967. Later in the spring of 1990, Bill Cowher came to Marty, said Marty, I've got a great idea. Located in Waterville, Maine, 90 minutes north of Portland, 60 minutes south of Bangor, and 3.5 hours north of Boston. 7 More sacks in his second-best collegiate season for Thomas than any other Alabama player has had in one year. Alabama fans have voted you the best football player in program history. Thomas was named the NFL Man of the Year in 1993, which honors one pro football player per year for their charity work and volunteering in the community. On Jan. 23, 2000, Thomas and two friends were en route to Kansas City International Airport to fly to St. Louis to watch the NFC Championship Game between the St. Louis Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [1] Carreira no ensino mdio. Jeff Francis knows the feeling. Thomas spinal column was fractured at the C-5 vertebrae level and in the thoracic vertebrae level. And coming to the Chiefs, I can tell you that he was a long way from that. And he drilled him with all the defensive back drills that he knew. When Thomas was left paralyzed from the chest down following a car crash in late January 2000, it sent shock waves through the NFL and college football. One of his sacks of Seattle quarterback Dave Krieg forced a fumble thatDan Saleaumua recovered in the end zone for a touchdown. 2 player on Alabama's all-time list,. And those stats were because of the catalyst, Derrick Thomas. It was important for me to kind of be around the people who have been a part of my life throughout this whole thing and just kind of celebrate what he meant to Kansas City.. For the uneducated, Derrick Thomas was a linebacker ahead of this time. Kansas City. Thomas Marte singled; Domenick Cas advanced to second. Thomas . Alabama Players/Alumni. We'll bring a couple of guys. I said, Bill, that's a very interesting concept. You would just feel your chest rumbling, as soon as they stepped on the field. The accident killed his close friend Michael Tellis and left the other passenger hospitalized. "Forty-four pressures?" The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. "But obviously we didn't do a very good job because he had three sacks. Alabama . The SEC's other double enshrinees are Jack Youngblood and Emmitt Smith of Florida, Charley Trippi and Fran Tarkenton of Georgia, Bruiser Kinard of Ole Miss and Doug Atkins and Reggie White of Tennessee. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. inMiami,FL, Died: You can trace them all back to Thomas, who could line up anywhere -- standing up, his hand in the dirt, it didn't matter -- and get to the quarterback. [11][12] During his career, he recorded 1 interception and recovered 19 fumbles, returning them for 161 yards and 4 touchdowns. "It was one of those situations where when you hear it you can't believe it," Mitchell said. 4 Fumbles returned for TDs by Thomas for the Kansas City Chiefs - third on the NFL career list. "We were constantly worried about Derrick. After the Chiefs' 1999 season, Thomas was rendered paraplegic by a car crash and died two weeks later from a pulmonary embolism. and linebacker Charlie Thomas (Thomasville, Ga./Thomasville H.S.) As it turns out, he was so unique that he's credited with creating the position of edge rusher. He would've been 53 years young ? Find out more. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. I don't think one person really lives up to what he was in my book.". ?#ChiefsKingdom | #ThankYouDT pic.twitter.com/b1HEZ5osRm. 3 Safeties scored by Thomas for the Kansas City Chiefs - fourth on the NFL career list. At 14, in her first year of eligibility, she competed against high school and college athletes at junior nationals. Some people, like Reggie White, they're the nicest people in the world but still you have to respect what they can do. In honor of former Alabama linebacker Derrick Thomas' induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, here are five of the most memorable performances from Thomas' college and professional career: It wasn't a defensive masterpiece by Alabama, which won 31-27, but it was a gem of a game by Thomas:14 tackles, four sacks,one blocked punt and one blocked field goal. Thomas was selected to the Pro Bowl in his first year with the Chiefs and then the next eight years as well. Baker said. And he worked him out, and he worked him out, and he worked him out. It was like getting hit by a truck, it really was.". See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. [Tied for 3rd] Most Defensive Touchdowns, Career - 4, [1st] Most Sacks, Career - 7.5 Enshrined into thePro Football Hall of Fame: August 8, 2009 In his 11 seasons with the Chiefs, the Chiefs' defense ranked in the top 10 nine of those years. Thomas' highlights of that 1988 season look like someone playing Madden on rookie mode. The former Tennessee quarterback's injury came at the hands of Thomas two weeks earlier, inside Neyland Stadium, and he still feels it today. In the Chiefs week 10 game against the Seattle Seahawks, he broke Fred Dean's 7-year old record of sacks in a single game with 7 sacks. Another primary goal for Derrick that he set for himself was to become the finest football player that he could be, hopefully with a legacy that someday might be rewarded with the NFL's highest honor, the Pro Football Hall of Fame. That's the guy you can't figure out. I remember a couple of times, even when you tried to use some athletic ability to fake him or anything of that nature just to get him off balance -- again I go back to the redirect he had, you just couldn't. College: Texas '2021. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about linebacker Derrick Thomas on ESPN. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. [13] He was posthumously inducted into the Chiefs Hall of Fame in 2000, with the Chiefs breaking the tradition of waiting four years after the end of the player's career. "To me, a sack could be described as a play with a plot. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. It was a very hot day in Tuscaloosa on the Astro Turf, and Bill Cowher began to work Derrick out. And Bill Cowher came back and said I'm running out of drills. In 2000, Thomas was named a Sun Bowl Legend. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. We can think back to the closing moments of close games and how the Arrowhead Stadium crowd would chant his name. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Bill Cowher gave him all the defensive line drills. In that game, the Crimson Tide trailed the Wildcats 20-7 in the fourth quarter, but won 31-27. ", "She said, 'Little bruise?! Tiger Woods, you know 10 years ago when he was dominating, when he walks onto a golf course, especially in his prime, it was like he walked out there and carried this aura about him, this charisma about him that, 'I'm better than you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXwWTSZXsgg. And I think you fear and you give more respect to the guy that doesn't say a lot. Baker, for his part, said he was "totally taken aback" when he got the news. The player picked after Thomas was Florida State CB Deion Sanders by the Atlanta Falcons, giving the 1989 draft four future Pro Football Hall of Famers in the first five selections. It was like he could call his shot. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Picture Von Miller or Jadeveon Clowney or another other modern-day edge rusher. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Derrick Thomas Position: RB Height: 6-0 Weight: 207 College: Boise State Hometown: Pittsburg, TX High School: Northview (AL) HS Previous College (s): Butler County CC (KS) Stats Derrick Thomas Stats Derrick Thomas career stats. Forget about the football aspect of it. He died on February 8, 2000 of a pulmonary embolism caused from a blood clot that formed in his legs after he was paralyzed during a car accident. 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