Derrick Thomas Elected to Football Hall of Fame

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Brother Derrick Thomas inducted into the NFL Hall Of Fame

Bro. Derrick Thomas has been inducted to the NFL Hall of Fame. Thomas, who was initiated into Beta Omega (KCMO) on Feb. 10, 1996, becomes the second Omega to bestowed with the honor. Bro. Herb Adderley, former Green Bay Packer great, also is a member of the Hall of Fame. Thomas began his career with the Chiefs in 1989 when he was drafted out of Alabama University. The Chiefs knew they had something special when he recorded 10 sacks as a rookie and followed it up with 20 the next year. He had an instinctive ability to get to the quarterback and he could single-handedly disrupt an offense by destroying the quarterback' s confidence. In 1990, his second year in the league, Thomas recorded a record seven sacks in one game against the Seattle Seahawks. The game was held on Veterans Day and Derrick had dedicated his play to his father, an Air Force pilot who was killed in Vietnam in a military operation ironically named Operation Linebacker II. Thomas's career spanned 11 years with only six games missed due to injury. He had career totals of 128 sacks and 524 tackles. He is also ninth on the all-time sacks list and he even recorded four safeties during his career. Thomas ranks right up there with all the great linebackers and pass rushers in NFL history and should be an easy choice for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He put the fear into the opposition the same way a Lawrence Taylor or Dick Butkus did in their day. He was also a player and humanitarian that the people of Kansas city could be proud of and he is one that is greatly missed not only for his football abilities, but for all the things he has contributed and done for the community. Thomas lost his life in February 2000, after suffering a heart attack as a result of an auto accident that occurred two weeks prior to his death. He seemed to be on his way toward recovering from the accident that killed his friend Michael Tellis, although he probably would have faced some sort of paralysis. The tragic events left many people in a state of shock and disbelief.



There are three more Brothers that are in the NFL Hall of Fame that are in the Hall with Brother Thomas and the mentioning of Brother Herb Adderley being in The NFL Hall of Fame . They are Brother Paul Warfield, The Ohio State, Brother Rayfield Wright, Dallas Cowboys and The Fort Valley State University and Mighty US, and Ozzie Newsome, Baltimore Ravens and The University of Alabama.

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