Thomas attended college at Oklahoma State University. At Oklahoma State, Thomas had 897 rushes for 4,595 yards, 43 touchdowns, and 21 100-yard rushing games. He was also a Heisman Trophy candidate in his senior year.

A knee injury damaged Thomas's certain first round pick status and caused him to slip into second round (40th overall) of the 1988 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills, their first choice in the draft. Thomas is well known as part of the offense that included Jim Kelly and Andre Reed, which led the Bills to four straight Super Bowl appearances.

Thomas was the AFC rushing leader in 1990, 1991, and 1993. He was voted to the All-Pro team in 1990 and 1991, was selected to 5 straight Pro Bowls from 1989-1993, and was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 1991.

Thomas retired the all-time Buffalo Bills rushing leader with 11,938 yards and the team record for yards from scrimmage with 16,532. He is also 4th overall in team scoring. Overall, Thomas finished his 13 seasons with 12,740 rushing yards, 472 receptions for 4,458 yards, and 88 touchdowns (65 rushing and 23 receiving).

Thomas is the only player in NFL history to lead the league in total yards from scrimmage for four consecutive seasons. He is one of a select group of running backs to have over 400 receptions and 10,000 yards rushing. The list includes Walter Payton, Marshall Faulk and Marcus Allen are the other three. Thomas is also one of a select group of running backs to have rushed for over 1,000 yards in 8 consecutive seasons along with the likes of Curtis Martin, Barry Sanders and Emmitt Smith.

Thomas also set NFL playoff records with the most career points (126), touchdowns (21), and consecutive playoff games with a touchdown (9). Direct Sportslink designed the Thurman Thomas Official Website. Please visit Thurman Thomas' website for additional appearance fee, speaker cost and endorsement opportunities.