Rodney Thomas
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 30, 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Trinity, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Date of death: | June 14, 2014 (aged 41) | ||||||||||||||
| Place of death: | Groveton, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Groveton (TX) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1995 / Round: 3 / Pick: 89 | ||||||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 1,973 |
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| Average: | 3.7 |
| Rushing Touchdowns: | 12 |
| Receiving yards: | 631 |
| Average: | 6.9 |
| Receiving Touchdowns: | 3 |
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Rodney Dejuane Thomas (March 30, 1973 – June 14, 2014) was a professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, and Atlanta Falcons. Thomas was the cousin of former NFL safety Terrence Kiel.
Born in Trinity, Texas, on March 30, 1973, Thomas attended Groveton High School in Groveton, Texas. He enjoyed a record-breaking career at Groveton, leading the Indians to two Class 2A state titles, while gaining 8,441 yards (third best in national high school history at the time, currently third best in state history behind Ken Hall and Wes Danaher) and scoring 115 touchdowns. As a senior at Groveton, Thomas rushed for an incredible 3,701 yards (second best in state history). He was the first Texas running back to rush for 100 yards in all 16 games (the most a Texas high school can play during the season), accomplished in 1990.
The highly recruited Thomas chose to attend Texas A&M after high school. He rushed for almost 300 yards as a freshman and then compiled very consistent rushing totals his final 3 years in College Station: 856, 996, and 868 yards and became only the fourth Aggie to rush from more than 3,000 career yards. He was a two-time, consensus All-Southwest Conference selection and his 45 career touchdowns tied Darren Lewis for the most in Texas A&M history.
During Thomas' career at A&M, the Aggies led the Southwest Conference in rushing four consecutive seasons as Thomas formed a powerful combination with future NFL backs Greg Hill and Leeland McElroy. Thomas' teams also established school records for most points in a season twice and never lost a game at Kyle Field and never lost to a conference opponent (28–0–1). He is Texas A&M's 4th all-time leading rusher and is 2nd all-time in rushing touchdowns.
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