1989 Score football card of a former pro football linebacker, the late Derrick Thomas. In his 11 year NFL career, all spent with the Kansas City Chiefs, he was named to the Pro Bowl 9 times, was NFL Defensive Rookie of The Year in 1989, NFL Man of The Year in 1993 and was a member of the NFL’s All Decade team for the 1990s. Unfortunately his career was cut short when he passed away in 2000 from complications of injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Thomas was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.