Derrick Thomas

Tackles	641
Sacks	126.5
Safeties	3
Forced fumbles	41
Fumble recoveries	19
Interceptions	1
Defensive touchdowns	4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Derrick Thomas
	Thomas with the Kansas City Chiefs
No. 58
Position	Linebacker
Personal information
Born	January 1, 1967; Miami, Florida, U.S.
Died	February 8, 2000 (aged 33); Miami, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school	South Miami Senior
College	Alabama (1985–1988)
NFL draft	1989: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Career history
	Kansas City Chiefs (1989–1999);
Awards and highlights
	NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1989); NFL Man of the Year (1993); 2× First-team All-Pro (1990, 1991); 3× Second-team All-Pro (1993, 1994, 1996); 9× Pro Bowl (1989–1997); NFL sacks leader (1990); NFL 1990s All-Decade Team; PFWA All-Rookie Team (1989); "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award (1995); Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame; Kansas City Chiefs No. 58 retired; Butkus Award (1988); Unanimous All-American (1988); SEC Male Athlete of the Year (1989); 2× First-team All-SEC (1987, 1988); First-team AP All-Time All-American (2025); NFL record Most sacks in a game: 7;
Career NFL statistics
Tackles
Tackles	641
Sacks	126.5
Safeties	3
Forced fumbles	41
Fumble recoveries	19
Interceptions	1
Defensive touchdowns	4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Derrick Vincent Thomas (January 1, 1967 – February 8, 2000) was an American professional football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "D. T.", he played 11 seasons with the Chiefs until his death in 2000. He is considered one of the greatest pass rushers of all time.

Thomas played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, winning the Butkus Award in 1988. He was selected fourth overall in the 1989 NFL draft by the Chiefs, where he received nine Pro Bowl and two first-team All-Pro selections. Thomas also set the single-game sacks record in 1990.

After the Chiefs' 1999 season, Thomas was rendered paraplegic in a car crash and died two weeks later from a pulmonary embolism. He was posthumously inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.