Thomas epitomized the heart and soul of the Buffalo Bills during their glory years in the early 90's and was a vital component to the Bills unprecedented run of playing in four straight Super Bowls. The future Hall of Famer set the all-time Bills rushing record with 11,938 yards, second all-time leading receiver in Bills history with 4,341 yards and fourth overall in team scoring. Along with Jim Kelly and wide-receiver Andre Reed, Thomas was a part of one of the most potent offenses ever to play in the NFL...Book Thurman Thomas for Your Corporate Event

Thurman was born on May 16, 1966 in Houston, Texas. He began playing football at an early age at Missouri City Junior High School and Willowridge High School football team. Thomas played college football at Oklahoma State where he quickly established himself as one of the best running backs in college football. Thurman carried the ball a total of 897 times for 4,595 yards, 43 touchdowns and twenty-one 100 yard rushing games and was a Heisman Trophy candidate his senior year.

Thurman was drafted in 1988 by the Buffalo Bills. He had an immediate impact during his rookie year gaining 881 yards on 207 rushes and helped the Bills get to the AFC Championship game. In just his second year he was selected to the Pro Bowl. In 1991, Thurman had an even better year by becoming only the 11th player in league history to gain over 2,000 combined yards from scrimmage in a season. He was voted the Most Valuable Player of the NFL and selected to the Pro Bowl and All-Madden team.

After, twelve glorious years with the Bills, including four Super Bowl appearances, six AFC titles, five Pro-Bowls, a Most Valuable Player award and several Bills records, Thurman, Bruce Smith and Andre Reed were cut from the Bills for salary cap reasons. He would play one more year with rival Miami Dolphins before suffering a career ending knee injury.

Thomas finished ninth all-time with 12,074 career rushing yards and sixth in career all purpose years. He is the only player in NFL history to lead the league in total yards from scrimmage for four consecutive seasons. He is one of only three running backs (Barry Sanders and Emmitt Smith) to rush for over 1,000 yards in 8 consecutive seasons and one of only three running backs (Walter Payton and Marcus Allen) to have over 400 receptions and 10,000 yards rushing.

He was the 1991 NFL Most Valuable Player, selected to five straight Pro-Bowls and set NFL playoff records for career points (126), touchdowns (21) and consecutive games with a TD (9).

PERSONAL

Thurman and his wife Patti met at Oklahoma State in 1987. 15 years later they are the proud parents of Oliva, Angelica, Annika and Thurman III. The Thomas family currently resides in Orlando, Florida and enjoys playing golf, traveling and spending time with family in Houston and Buffalo.

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