Thurman Thomas

All-American college football player, professional football player, running back, College Football Hall of Fame member, Pro Football Hall of Fame member

Person human Q1379562

Facts

19 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[7]
Date of birth: May 16, 1966
Place of birth: Houston
Country of citizenship: United States^[4]
Occupation: American football player
Educated at: Willowridge High School^[5]
Award received: Pro Football Hall of Fame^[6]
Official website: www.thurman34.com^[15]
End of work period: 2000^[17]
Family name: Thomas^[13]
Given name: Thurman^[14]
Height: +70^[18]
Mass: +206^[19]
Member of sports team: Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills^[8]^[9]
P14750: 5551-D0FD-CA47-4C45-D9DA^[20]
Position played on team / speciality: running back^[11]
Sport: American football^[12]
Start of work period: 1988^[16]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 23

VIAF cluster ID: 53361140
Library of Congress authority ID: n93052430
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Thurman Thomas ESPNWeekend2010-067.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID: 04dp07
College Football HoF ID: 2216
ESPN.com NFL player ID: 4
FAST ID: 322734
Freebase ID: /m/04dp07
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000081190554962
IMDb ID: nm2108110
NFL.com player ID: thurman-thomas
NFL.com player ID (former scheme): 2503325

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Notable Names Database ID: 066/000166565
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame ID (dead link): thurman-thomas
Prabook ID: 1713037
Pro Football Hall of Fame ID: thurman-thomas
Pro Football Hall of Fame ID (old): 253
Pro Football Reference player ID: T/ThomTh00
Quora topic ID: Thurman-Thomas-2
Reddit topic ID: thurman_thomas
Trading Card Database name ID: 13089
WikiTree person ID: Thomas-63073
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJqFPYmpC4KRDHfTtkXPQq

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🔗 Connections

Member of sports team 2

Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins

Award received 1

Pro Football Hall of Fame

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Family name 1

Thomas

Instance of 1

human

Place of birth 1

Houston

Position played on team / speciality 1

running back

Sex or gender 1

male

Sport 1

American football

← Winner 1

AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award

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Summary

Thurman Thomas was born on May 16, 1966^[1], in Houston^[2]. He has worked as an American football player^[3].

FAQs

Where was Thurman Thomas born?

Thurman Thomas's place of birth was Houston^[2].

What did Thurman Thomas do for work?

Thurman Thomas worked as an American football player^[3].

Where did Thurman Thomas go to school?

Thurman Thomas was educated at Willowridge High School^[5].

What awards did Thurman Thomas receive?

Honors received include Pro Football Hall of Fame^[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Thurman Thomas — place of birth (P19): Houston. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Thurman Thomas — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Thurman Thomas — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Thurman Thomas — member of sports team (P54): Miami Dolphins. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Thurman Thomas — member of sports team (P54): Buffalo Bills. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Thurman Thomas — educated at (P69): Willowridge High School. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Thurman Thomas — occupation (P106): American football player. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Thurman Thomas — award received (P166): Pro Football Hall of Fame. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Thurman Thomas — position played on team / speciality (P413): running back. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Thurman Thomas — date of birth (P569): May 16, 1966. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Thurman Thomas — sport (P641): American football. Retrieved 2022-05-08. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Thurman Thomas — family name (P734): Thomas. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Thurman Thomas — given name (P735): Thurman. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Thurman Thomas — official website (P856): http://www.thurman34.com/. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Thurman Thomas — start of work period (P2031): 1988. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Thurman Thomas — end of work period (P2032): 2000. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Thurman Thomas — height (P2048): 70 inches. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Thurman Thomas — mass (P2067): 206 pounds. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Thurman Thomas — P14750 (P14750): 5551-D0FD-CA47-4C45-D9DA. wikidata.org.

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