Derrick Thomas sack record

[spock*]

Thomas was great and all but that really isn't true.

Who was the leader of QB sacks before Derrick Thomas?

 

[NationalTitles18]

Who was the leader of QB sacks before Derrick Thomas?

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/sacks_year_by_year.htm

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Who was the leader of QB sacks before Derrick Thomas?

Deacon Jones (I think), but that was in the late 50's and early 60's and they did not start actually recording them until the 80's. Some football fil historians have gone back and looked at films to get the numbers. Jones even popularized the term "sack".

 

[Elefantman]

DT invented the ODLHJKTQB (Oh dear Lord he just killed that quarter back) sack.

 

[SkullDuckery]

DT invented the ODLHJKTQB (Oh dear Lord he just killed that quarter back) sack.

I think that was LT and Joe Thiesman

 

[SkullDuckery]

And just think that most teams had a run heavy offense in DT’s college days.

 

[snake plissken]

Does Bama still give out his number each year to a “special” defensive player or did that go away?

 

[Bama-94-00]

Does Bama still give out his number each year to a “special” defensive player or did that go away?

I don't think so. I can't remember any starters on defense wearing his #55 in a long time.

 

[Bama-94-00]

As I recall Lee Roy Jordan's #54 was given to special defenders in the past like Mike DuBose and more recently Kendal Moorehead. Oh, here's an older discussion on the #54.

 

[snake plissken]

I don't think so. I can't remember any starters on defense wearing his #55 in a long time.

We probably should have retired that number a long time ago. If anyone deserved it, was DT.

 

[EnterBama]

Deacon Jones (I think), but that was in the late 50's and early 60's and they did not start actually recording them until the 80's. Some football fil historians have gone back and looked at films to get the numbers. Jones even popularized the term "sack".

Deacon Jones perfected the head slap or bell ringer.