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Date of Birth
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01-January-1967
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Place of Birth
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Miami
(Florida, United States of America, Area codes 305 and 786, Area code 305, Area code 786, Miami-Dade County)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Derrick Vincent Thomas, D.T.
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Profession
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American football player, Athlete
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Derrick Vincent Thomas, nicknamed D.T., was an American football linebacker and defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played his entire 11-year career for the Chiefs after being drafted fourth overall in the 1989 NFL Draft. Thomas, part of the class of 2009 entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was a premier football player throughout the 1990s and is considered one of the best pass rushers of all time. In 1990 against the Seattle Seahawks, he set an NFL record with seven sacks in a single game. On February 8, 2000, Thomas died from a massive blood clot that developed in his paralyzed lower extremities and traveled to his lungs. His paralysis was the result of severe injuries sustained in a car accident weeks earlier.
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