Career

In his career, Thomas ran for 6161 yards and was a two time Canadian Football League All-Star. He signed to the Los Angeles Rams in 1970 for a five-game trial, but returned to Edmonton. Thomas died in 2015. Thomas holds the record for the three longest rushing touchdowns in Eskimos history — a 104-yard Territorial Decoration run on October

9, 1965 against the British Columbia Lions, a 100-yard run on August

2, 1966 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and a 97-yard run on September 4, 1964 against the Ottawa Rough Riders.