Stockton,
California
January 1, 1967 -
February 8, 2000
Derrick
Thomas
Linebacker -- #58 --
Kansas City Chiefs
Anyone that knows me knows that I am huge KC fan and that Derrick Thomas
was one of the largest reasons I followed the Chiefs! D.T. had one of the
most explosive jumps on the line and pursued his target with real vengeance. Derrick Thomas also maintained his professionalism and was
admired by many for how he conducted himself off the field. This is my
small tribute to my favorite football player.
Did you
know?Derrick Thomas was the only Kansas City Chief player
to have been on the active roster in three different
decades?
Derrick Thomas was
the only NFL player named as one of President George Bush's 1,000 Points of
Light?
Derrick Thomas
currently holds the record for single game quarterback sacks? That's
right... D.T. sacked Seattle Seahawk player Dave Krieg 7 times. K.C. lost
that game as Krieg eluded the 8th sack to throw a game winning
touchdown.
That record was set
on my birthday, Veteran's Day, November 11, 1990, especially meaningful for
Derrick Thomas because of his admiration for his father who was killed during a
tour of duty in the Vietnam War. The name of his father's mission...???
Operation:Linebacker-2.
Goodbye
#58!
D.T.'s longest
recovery for a TD!
© Matt
Beckwith, 1999