Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:48 am
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Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
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Re: Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:55 am
Only 42 years old. RIP, Orlando.
Re: Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 11:25 am
That's way too young to pass away..
R.I.P., Orlando. Thanks for the great memories you gave us as a Viking.
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R.I.P., Orlando. Thanks for the great memories you gave us as a Viking.
http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/vide ... e5e749c949
Re: Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 11:55 am
Wow, he went from 225 down to 70lbs.
ALS has been linked to concussions.
He was a great Viking,, one of my favs.
ALS has been linked to concussions.
He was a great Viking,, one of my favs.
Re: Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 12:10 pm
You mis-read that part. The article said he was down 70 lbs. not down to 70 lbs. That's still a dramatic reduction in weight.The Breeze wrote:Wow, he went from 225 down to 70lbs.
He really had a great instinct for the ball. It was fun watching him make big plays in the Vikes defensive backfield!He was a great Viking,, one of my favs.
Re: Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 12:13 pm
Ohhh ....my mistake. Yes, it's still a significant drop.Mothman wrote: You mis-read that part. The article said he was down 70 lbs. not down to 70 lbs. That's still a dramatic reduction in weight.
He really had a great instinct for the ball. It was fun watching him make big plays in the Vikes defensive backfield!
Sounds like i need coffee~
Re: Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 12:23 pm
RIP to one of my favorites from the Denny Green era. That really is too bad. 
Re: Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 12:28 pm
I read it the same way at first.The Breeze wrote:Ohhh ....my mistake. Yes, it's still a significant drop.
Sounds like i need coffee~
RIP OT
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:44 pm
It was great watching you play.
Re: Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:15 pm
He was a great player, and a good guy all around. Sad news, indeed.
Re: Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:18 pm
didn't he have 9 interceptions that one year? It was a high number as I recall. Thomas and Robert Griffith were a lot of fun to watch back in the day!
Re: Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 3:32 pm
Yeah, he had 9 in his rookie year, 1995. I remember it really well because it was the first season that I watched every game and really got into the Vikings.fiestavike wrote:didn't he have 9 interceptions that one year? It was a high number as I recall. Thomas and Robert Griffith were a lot of fun to watch back in the day!
Re: Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 7:27 pm
wow I was going to say i remember watching him play with Randle and company.. he can't be that old ..
Re: Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:24 am
ALS is the worst disease ever!
Re: Orlando Thomas Passes away :(
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:07 pm
I was 10 years old when he broke into the league and I remember always checking the interceptions leaders his rookie season hoping he'd lead the league.
I thought his name was so cool. Orlando!
R.I.P.
I thought his name was so cool. Orlando!
R.I.P.