Skip Thomas
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 7, 1950 Higginsville, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | July 24, 2011 (aged 61) Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Kansas City (KS) Wyandotte | ||||||||
| College: | Southern California | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1972 / round: 7 / pick: 176 | ||||||||
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Alonzo "Skip" Thomas (February 7, 1950 – July 24, 2011), nicknamed "Dr. Death", was an American football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL).
College career
[edit]Thomas was awarded a scholarship to play football at Arizona Western Junior College. Then, Thomas played college football at the University of Southern California.
Professional career
[edit]Thomas played for the Oakland Raiders for the entire duration of his professional football career between 1972 and 1977. He had back-to-back six-interception seasons in 1974 and 1975. Although it is commonly believed that his fierce tackling got him the nickname "Doctor Death," the truth (per John Madden's book Hey, Wait a Minute (I Wrote A Book!)) is that Hall of Fame lineman Bob "Boomer" Brown, when he first met him, thought that he looked like the cartoon character "Dr. Death," and the moniker stuck.[1] Thomas died of a heart attack on July 24, 2011.[2] He was 61.
References
[edit]- ^ See "Daily Madden" show featuring John Madden, Oakland Raiders' coach when Thomas played cornerback, for July 26, 2011 as follows: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/?podcast_url=http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/nyc.podcast.play.it/media/d0/d0/d0/dY/dA/dM/dV/YAMV_3.MP3?authtok=5561519120994696059_otzlQq98Az8ayw4x2arQKoP3s8&podcast_name=Daily Madden&podcast_artist=KCBS&station_id=97&tag=pages&dcid=CBS.SF Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Williamson, Bill (July 25, 2011). "Former Raider Skip Thomas dies". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2011.