Blair Lamar Thomas was born on October 7,1967 and is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Jets, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers.
15 Facts About Blair Thomas
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Blair Thomas was a backup on the 1986 National Championship team, tallying 504 yards on 60 carries and 5 touchdowns.
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Blair Thomas was named the MVP in the Senior Bowl after rushing for 137 yards on only 11 carries.
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Blair Thomas finished second on the Nittany Lions's all-time rushing list with 3,301 yards and 21 touchdowns, just 97 yards shy of the Penn State record set by Curt Warner.
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Blair Thomas was the first player in school history to rush for more than 1,300 yards in two seasons.
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Blair Thomas earned his Bachelor of Science in recreation and parks management at Penn State University in 1989.
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Blair Thomas was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 1990 NFL Draft and was given the number 32, which no Jet had worn since the retirement of Emerson Boozer in 1975, with the expectation of developing into a great player.
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Blair Thomas posted 620 yards on only 123 carries, leading the NFL rookies in yards-per-carry and the AFC rookies in rushing yardage.
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Blair Thomas appeared in 11 games, rushing for 221 yards and one touchdown in 59 carries.
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Blair Thomas became an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.
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Blair Thomas is widely considered another in a long line of Jets draft disappointments, rushing for only 2,000 yards and five touchdowns in his four seasons with the team.
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Blair Thomas appeared in 4 games, rushing for 67 yards and one touchdown in 19 carries.
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Blair Thomas played a key role in the development of Chicago Bears fullback Jason McKie, and Jacksonville Jaguars running back Stacey Mack.
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Blair Thomas was responsible for recruiting in Philadelphia, Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey.
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Blair Thomas was the team's NFL liaison and summer football camp coordinator.