November 2016 Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/19/2016
Derrick Thomas (D. 2000 at the age of 33) nicknamed D.T., was an American football linebacker and defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire 11-year career for the Chiefs after being drafted fourth overall in the 1989 NFL Draft. Thomas, part of the class of 2009 entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was a premier football player throughout the 1990s and is considered one of the best pass rushers of all time. In 1990 against the Seattle Seahawks, he set an NFL record with seven sacks in a single game. On February 8, 2000, Thomas died from a massive blood clot that developed in his paralyzed lower extremities and traveled to his lungs. His paralysis was the result of severe injuries sustained in a car accident weeks earlier.
Offered is an uncommon check signed by Thomas with a perfect 10 out of 10 signature in ballpoint pen, made out to UPS in 1995 on his Derick Thomas Clothiers, Inc. account.
Letter of Authenticity from Richard Albersheim.