Derrick Thomas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive end, linebacker
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1967
Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, United States
Date of Death: 08-Feb-2000
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Derrick Thomas
- Derrick Vincent Thomas (January 1, 1967 – February 8, 2000), nicknamed D.T., was an American football linebacker and defensive end who played for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).
- Thomas was drafted fourth overall by the Chiefs in the 1989 NFL Draft where he spent the entirety of his 11-year career until his death in 2000.
- Considered one of the greatest pass rushers of all time, he was named to nine Pro Bowls and holds the record for most sacks in a single game at seven. After the conclusion of the Chiefs' 1999 season, Thomas was involved in a car accident during the 1999–2000 NFL playoffs that left him paralyzed from the chest down.
- Days later, he died from a blood clot that developed in his paralyzed legs and traveled to his lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism.
- Thomas was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
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