De'Anthony Thomas
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| Oregon Ducks – No. 6 | |
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| Position | RR/WR/KR |
| Class | Freshman |
| Major | Communications |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 5, 1993 Los Angeles, California |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 173 lb (78 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles, California |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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De'Anthony Thomas (born January 5, 1993) is an American football Running Back. He is currently a true freshman at the University of Oregon. He previously attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California, where he played running back, defensive back, and wide receiver.
Thomas rushed for 1,299 yards and 18 touchdowns on offense and collected five interceptions on defense, while leading Crenshaw (12-2) to its second straight city championship.[1] Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Thomas was listed as the No. 1 athlete prospect in the class of 2011.[2]
Thomas is also a sprinter, with a personal best of 10.57 seconds in the 100 meters.
During his time at Crenshaw, he was given the nickname "Black Mamba" by Snoop Dogg and also played in his football leage The SYFL (Snoop Youth Football League)
References
- ^ Glicksman, Ben (December 21, 2010). "Crenshaw football star De'Anthony Thomas has Hollywood flair". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Athletes 2011". Rivals.com. November 11, 2010.
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