12 Years Ago Today...
Derrick Thomas, former Alabama and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker passes away due to complications stemming an automobile accident that left Thomas paralyzed from the waist down. He still holds the Alabama record for single season sacks with 27 and career sacks record with 52. He also recorded 126.5 sacks in his time with the Chiefs of the NFL. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Roll Tide, Derrick
SB Nation's The Historical: Because all those games way back when matter.
by kleph on Feb 8, 2012 8:35 PM CST reply actions 7 recs
one of the greatest of all time
People who live in glass houses should not hang out with Charles Barkley.
Stache pic upgraded to Championship mode
by Wallacewade04 on Feb 8, 2012 8:39 PM CST via mobile reply actions 7 recs
^^THIS MUST BE GREEN^^
"Two things were certain in our household: Alabama football and church on Sunday. We were raised to believe in God and root for anyone that was playing against Auburn" Pam Swinney
No one will ever have 52 sacks at Alabama again.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
RIP DT
He also holds the NFL record for sacks in a single game with seven vs. Seattle. I still miss him.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 8, 2012 10:41 PM CST reply actions
I hated KC but loved to watch Derrick play.
QBs never had a chance once he was in the backfield.
"14 is important mainly because now it makes 15 within reach."-5026
Just think...
…how many sacks he would have accumulated had they not moved him to DE….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 9, 2012 10:17 AM CST up reply actions
I remember...
a Sunday night game against the Raiders in ’97. I forget his stat line, but it was like 7 sacks, 1 FF, safety, & maybe a TD. He was ridiculously quick, & the reason I became a Chiefs fan.
"It's not the size of the cat in the fight, it's size of the fight in the cat"
"Pep talks... only work when they touch that ember of truth learned the hardest possible way on the field.-Kleph
Crazy game...although DT dominated we barely beat Army....Army are you kidding me.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
It was a crazy game.
If not for DT we would have lost that game. I also remember that year b/c of David Smith – he’s the only left handed ’Bama QB I can remember watching.
Derrick Thomas and Cornelius Bennett on the field at the same time on the same side of the ball
how fucking awesome is that?
these horse doovers are good.
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