Thurman Thomas Biography - Growing Up, Size Doesn't Matter, Chronology, Awards And Accomplishments, Created A Loud Legacy - CONTACT INFORMATION
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American football player
Thurman Thomas was a running back and pass receiver who, although short, was graceful and elusive on the gridiron. He was also powerful, breaking through the line and racking up yardage, becoming one of the premier offensive players in the National Football League (NFL). While playing with the Buffalo Bills, Thomas led the league in total yards for four consecutive seasons (1989-92), breaking the previous record held by Jim Brown. Thomas was also a key factor in propelling the Bills into four straight Super Bowls. Unfortunately, he was part of a Bills team that lost all four of those championships.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: tthomas@thurmanthomasenterprises.com.
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Thurman Thomas was born on May 16, 1966, in Houston, Texas, the only child of parents who would end up divorcing when he was four. His mother, Terlisha,
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who would remarry eight years later, and claimed that Thomas was spoiled by relatives who constantly gave him what he wanted. As a boy, Thomas was often the smallest one to participate in sports, and developed early on an att…
Thomas' NFL draft day was one that he thought he'd like to forget. At 5 feet 10 inches tall, Thomas was one of the smaller running backs in the draft. That fact, combined with a knee injury in his senior season, dropped him lower on the list, and he didn't go until the middle of the second round. ESPN, anticipating Thomas would go earlier, wanted to capture Thomas' reac…
Often compared to other great running backs of his era, such as Emmitt Smith or Barry Sanders, Thomas felt unappreciated throughout much of his career, and he wasn't afraid to make those feelings known. His teammates knew he was volatile, but respected him nonetheless. "The thing about Thurman," Jim Kelly told the Los Angeles Times, "[is that] you never know what is goi…
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