Hall of Fame Thurman Thomas

 

Thurman Thomas Career Stats
Games					Total			Rushing						Receiving
YEAR	TEAM	G	GS		TD	Yds		Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD		Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
1988	Bills	15	15		2	1089		207	881	4.3	37t	2		18	208	11.6	0
1989	Bills	16	16		12	1913		298	1244	4.2	38	6		60	669	11.2	6
1990	Bills	16	16		13	1829		271	1297	4.8	80t	11		49	532	10.9	2
1991*	Bills	15	15		12	2038		288	1407	4.9	33	7		62	631	10.2	5
1992	Bills	16	16		12	2113		312	1487	4.8	44	9		58	626	10.8	3
1993	Bills	16	16		6	1702		355	1315	3.7	27	6		48	387	8.1	0
1994	Bills	15	15		9	1442		287	1093	3.8	29	7		50	349	7.0	2
1995	Bills	14	14		8	1225		267	1005	3.8	49	6		26	220	8.5	2
1996	Bills	15	15		8	1287		281	1033	3.7	36	8		26	254	9.8	0
1997	Bills	16	16		1	851		154	643	4.2	24	1		30	208	6.9	0
1998	Bills	14	3		3	601		93	381	4.1	17t	2		26	220	8.5	1
1999	Bills	5	3		1	189		36	152	4.2	31	0		3	37	12.3	1
2000	Dolphins	9	0		1	253		28	136	4.9	25	0		16	117	7.3	1
TOTAL		182	160		88	16532		2877	12074	4.2	80t	65		472	4458	9.4	23

 

1984	Parade magazine All-American Player of the Year
1984	Houston Touchdown Club's Texas Player of the Year
1984	Gator Bowl Most Valuable Player (as a freshman)
1985, 1987	College All-American
1989-93	NFL Pro Bowl Team
1991	Professional Football Writers Association Player of the Year
1991	Sporting News NFL Player of the Year
1991	United Press International AFC Offensive Player of the Year
1991	Miller Lite Player of the Year

 

NEW YORK—Former Oklahoma State running back Thurman Thomas has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame it was announced today by the National Football Foundation.

A two-time All-American for the Cowboys, Thomas still stands as the school's all-time leading rusher with 4,595 yards and was OSU's leader in each of his four seasons. He was the Big Eight Conference's leading rusher in both 1985 and 1987, earning the league's offensive player of the year on both occasions.

Thomas finished fourth in the country during the 1985 season with 1,553 yards on the ground and tallied 1,613 rushing yards in 1987 to finish third nationally. The Missouri City, Texas native rushed for 100 yards on 21 occasions as a Cowboy, giving him the second-highest total in school history.

As a freshman, Thomas earned MVP honors at the 1984 Gator Bowl after running for 155 yards and one touchdown to lead the Cowboys to a 21-14 victory over South Carolina. After guiding OSU to a berth in the 1985 Gator Bowl, Thomas closed out his career with another MVP performance at the 1987 Sun Bowl. In his final collegiate game, Thomas rushed for 157 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-33 win over West Virginia.

A second-round pick in the 1988 NFL Draft by Buffalo, Thomas went on to a 13-year career that saw him earn five consecutive Pro Bowl appearances and lead the Bills to an unprecedented four-straight Super Bowl berths.

The league's most valuable player in 1991, Thomas was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1990s and retired as the league's ninth-ranked rusher with 12,074 yards. He also finished his career with 4,458 receiving yards, 65 rushing and 23 receiving touchdowns.

He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

Thomas becomes the fourth inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame with Oklahoma State ties, joining running backs Bob Fenimore (class of 1972) and Barry Sanders (class of 2003) as well as former coach Lynn “Pappy” Waldorf (class of 1966).