5 Facts About I Thomas

1. On October 24, 2008, I Thomas was taken to White Plains Hospital Center near his New York City area home after accidentally taking an overdose of Lunesta, a form of sleep medication.

2. In July 2012, I Thomas joined The Black Men's Roundtable in Florida along with other national and local black leaders to discuss issues that directly affect black males.

3. Two years prior, I Thomas was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.

4. In 2000, I Thomas was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

5. In November 1812, I Thomas founded the American Society of Antiquaries, now known as the American Antiquarian Society, partly to take care of the extensive library he had accumulated in preparing his history of publishing.