Thurman Thomas
Thomas at ESPN The Weekend in 2010
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 16, 1966 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Houston, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Houston (TX) Willowridge | ||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1988 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 12,074 |
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| Average: | 4.2 |
| Touchdowns: | 88 |
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Thurman Lee Thomas (born May 16, 1966) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back who spent most of his National Football League (NFL) career with the Buffalo Bills. Thomas was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007 and into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
Thomas was an important part of the Bills "no-huddle offense" that won four consecutive AFC championships.
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. During the 82-83 season at Willowridge High School, Thomas led the football team to a Texas Class 4A State Title.
Thomas attended college at Oklahoma State University where he was a teammate of running back Barry Sanders. At Oklahoma State, Thomas had 897 rushes for 4,595 yards, 43 touchdowns, 5,146 total yards, and 21 100-yard rushing games. He was also a Heisman Trophy candidate in his senior year, finishing seventh in voting. He was a first team selection on the College Football All-America Team in 1985 and 1987.
Thomas led the Big Eight in rushing and scoring in 1985 and 1987 and was voted the conference's Offensive Player of the Year both seasons. Thurman Thomas starred as a sophomore in 1985 when he posted 1,553 yards rushing, fourth best in the country. Between his sophomore and junior seasons he suffered a tear to his ACL in his left knee, missing some games during the 1986 season. He bounced back his senior season, rushing for 1,613 yards and finishing third nationally in rushing. From 1984-87, Thomas carried the ball a remarkable 898 times for the Cowboys, the most rushing attempts in a career in Oklahoma State history.
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