Derrick Thomas
Awards And Accomplishments
| 1988 | Butkus Award; All-American |
| 1989 | Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year |
| 1989-97 | Pro Bowl |
| 1991 | Named Chiefs' Most Valuable Player |
| 1993 | Named NFL's Man of the Year |
| 1993 | Recipient of Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall of Fame Award |
| 1993 | Designated by President George Bush as "832nd Point of Light" for his charity work in Kansas City |
| 1994 | Named Chiefs' Most Valuable Player (second time) |
| 1995 | Receives Byron "Whizzer" White Humanitarian Award |
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