Derrick Thomas 1967 − 2000
The late Derrick Thomas dubbed best Kansas City Chief ever
Derrick Thomas was one of the best football players to ever play in the National Football League. Tragically, Thomas died in 2000 from a pulmonary embolism after suffering paralysis sustained in a car accident.
Fox Sports contributor Peter Schrager named Thomas as the best player in Kansas City Chiefs history.
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Derrick Thomas was posthumously inducted into the PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME in 2009.
