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05-06-2013, 05:07 PM
Derrick Thomas could be selected to College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday
May 6
Former Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but still isn’t in the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Derrick Thomas could be selected to College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday
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That could change Tuesday.
Thomas, an All-American who played at Alabama from 1985-88, holds the unofficial single-season sack record with 27 in 1988. The NCAA didn’t begin keeping sacks as an official stat until 2000. Thomas has been on the last two ballots but was not elected.
Former Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier is also among this year’s nominees.
Heisman Trophy winner Vinny Testaverde of Miami is one of 12 former players who will be part of the 2013 class. The other inductees will be announced Tuesday morning during a news conference at the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.
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Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/06/4221883/derrick-thomas-could-be-selected.html#storylink=cpy
May 6
Former Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but still isn’t in the College Football Hall of Fame.
Order Reprints
More News
Derrick Thomas could be selected to College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday
Report: Better than .500 finish will cost Chiefs a second-round 2014 pick to 49ers in Alex Smith trade
Chiefs hire new director of player personnel
Andy Reid says Branden Albert will start at left tackle — if he’s here
Former Chiefs QB Trent Green starts children’s literacy program
Read more Red Zone
That could change Tuesday.
Thomas, an All-American who played at Alabama from 1985-88, holds the unofficial single-season sack record with 27 in 1988. The NCAA didn’t begin keeping sacks as an official stat until 2000. Thomas has been on the last two ballots but was not elected.
Former Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier is also among this year’s nominees.
Heisman Trophy winner Vinny Testaverde of Miami is one of 12 former players who will be part of the 2013 class. The other inductees will be announced Tuesday morning during a news conference at the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.
| Star News Services
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/06/4221883/derrick-thomas-could-be-selected.html#storylink=cpy