🏈 Remembering Chiefs’ superstar Derrick Thomas before Super Bowl 58

[rick4bama]

Go to the link because a lot of great photots of him doing what he like sacking the QBs.

Remembering Chiefs’ superstar Derrick Thomas before Super Bowl 58

On January 23, 2000, star Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas was injured in an automobile accident on his way to Kansas City International Airport. He died on February 8, 2000.

Today, on the 24th anniversary of his death, Chiefs players are preparing for Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers. In his honor, we will call it Super Bowl 58 — as we remember one of the greatest players in Chiefs history.

“I hadn’t thought about the 58 with Derrick Thomas,” said Kansas City head coach Andy Reid on Thursday, “but what a great player he was. When I was at Green Bay, we had a chance to come back and play the Chiefs. And I think he set an NFL sack record that day. I remember Don Beebe running a shallow cross — and he hit Don Beebe so hard, he landed in the quarterback’s lap. He was a great one.”

Rest in peace, Derrick.

 

[alabama mike]

DT was an outstanding LB in college and the pros.

 

[bamafan4ever]

Derrick was quite the personality as well. I went to a Hank Jr. concert with my wife in Birmingham 32 years ago and he came out on stage with Hank and sang "Family tradition". You could tell he was having a blast!

 

[Rsedge72]

My all time favorite player!!!