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| Position: | Fullback / Halfback | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1942-09-01)September 1, 1942 Barberton, Ohio | ||||||||
| Died: | August 27, 1993(1993-08-27) (aged 50) Independence, Missouri | ||||||||
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| College: | Florida A&M | ||||||||
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Eugene "Gene" Warren Thomas (September 1, 1942 – August 27, 1993) was an American football fullback and halfback in the American Football League and played in Super Bowl I. He attended North High School in Akron, Ohio, and played college football at Florida A&M University. During his pro-career, played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Boston Patriots.
Death
Thomas died from cardiomyopathy in his sleep on August 27, 1993, at his home in Independence, Missouri, 5 days before his 51st birthday.
References
- "GENE THOMAS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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- 1942 births
- 1993 deaths
- Sportspeople from Barberton, Ohio
- Players of American football from Ohio
- American football fullbacks
- American football halfbacks
- Florida A&M Rattlers football players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Boston Patriots players
- American Football League players
- Deaths from cardiomyopathy
- American football running back, 1940s birth stubs