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Derrick Vincent Thomas

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Derrick Vincent Thomas

Birth
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Death
8 Feb 2000 (aged 33)
Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Richmond Heights, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Plot
Mausoleum, Section 2W, Row 3
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Hall of Fame Football Player. Born in Miami, Florida, he was drafted 4th overall as a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs and played his entire 11-year career with the Chiefs 1989 to 1999. He was Defensive Rookie of the Year, was named an All-Pro 8 times and was voted to 9 Pro Bowls. He is ranked 9th on the all time list with 126 ½ sacks, holds the record for most sacks in a single game with 7 and had 649 career tackles. In 2009, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Hall of Fame Football Player. Born in Miami, Florida, he was drafted 4th overall as a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs and played his entire 11-year career with the Chiefs 1989 to 1999. He was Defensive Rookie of the Year, was named an All-Pro 8 times and was voted to 9 Pro Bowls. He is ranked 9th on the all time list with 126 ½ sacks, holds the record for most sacks in a single game with 7 and had 649 career tackles. In 2009, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Feb 26, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8540/derrick_vincent-thomas: accessed ), memorial page for Derrick Vincent Thomas (1 Jan 1967–8 Feb 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8540, citing Caballero Rivero Dade South Cemetery, Richmond Heights, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.