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 De'Anthony Thomas at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon, on January 21, 2012. | |
| Oregon Ducks – No. 6 | |
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| Position | RB/WR/KR |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Major | Communications |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 5, 1993 south central Los Angeles, California |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 173 lb (78 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Los Angeles (CA) Crenshaw |
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De'Anthony Marquies Thomas (born January 5, 1993) is an American college football running back. He is a student at the University of Oregon and plays on its football team, the Oregon Ducks.[1] He previously attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California, where he played running back, defensive back, and wide receiver.
Thomas rushed for 1,299 yards and 18 touchdowns on offense and collected five interceptions on defense, while leading Crenshaw (12-2) to its second straight city championship.[2] Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Thomas was listed as the No. 1 athlete prospect in the class of 2011.[3]
Thomas is also a sprinter, with a personal best of 10.57 seconds in the 100 meters and 20.61 seconds in the 200 meters.
When Thomas was 12 years old, he played for the Crenshaw Bears in Snoop Dogg's Snoop Youth Football League. Snoop Dogg claims to have given Thomas the nickname "Black Mamba",[4] although Sports Illustrated has written that another coach in the league first identified Thomas to Snoop Dogg as the "Black Mamba".[5] Thomas himself prefers the spelling "Black Momba".[4]
Thomas had a standout 2011 season as a true freshman for Oregon. He amassed a staggering 2,235 all-purpose yards, while his season haul of 18 touchdowns set the school record for number of touchdowns by a true freshman.
On January 2, 2012, Thomas turned in a stellar two touchdown, 314 all-purpose yard performance in the Rose Bowl that helped propel Oregon to a 45-38 victory over Wisconsin. In that game, his 91-yard touchdown run broke the previous Rose Bowl record for the longest run from scrimmage. His only other carry in that game resulted in a 64-yard score, giving him a 77.5 yard average for the day.[citation needed]
He is on many Heisman watch lists ahead of the 2012 season.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ "De'Anthony Thomas". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ^ Glicksman, Ben (December 21, 2010). "Crenshaw football star De'Anthony Thomas has Hollywood flair". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Athletes 2011". Rivals.com. November 11, 2010.
- ^ a b Oregonian Sports (2012-09-14). "Snoop on De'Anthony Thomas: USC never should've let 'Black Momba' wind up at Oregon (video)". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ Jenkins, Lee (2012-09-24). "Can't Touch DAT". Sports Illustrated. p. 47.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Greenberg, Steve. "Heisman Trophy watch: De'Anthony Thomas makes early list". Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ Horne, Lisa. "2012's Never-too-early Heisman Watch List". Scout.com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ Kirpalani, Sanjay. "Top 10 Heisman Trophy Hopefuls for Next Season". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
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