Duane Thomas Was Lied To

[@johnthecrouton]

May Duane Thomas rest in peace 🙏

[@jaywmeinen]

Sammy Baugh has a record that will never be broken. He threw four touchdowns and caught four interceptions in the same game. He played both offense and defense.

[@martyhowell4043]

Also one of the greatest punters in NFL history.

[@3243_]

May Duane Thomas rest in peace. May all of his family and friends be healed and comforted.

[@natoshalee2246]

He was great at every thing the best uncle ever .I will miss him .

[@kingshyrujustice888]

Uncle? I’m his Grandson KingShyru Zalik Justice

[@williefufu2985]

It’s good that someone that knows him is here to comment. I’m sorry for your loss. He made an ungrateful organization winners.

[@kingshyrujustice888]

@@williefufu2985 is this to me or the other person?

[@kingshyrujustice888]

@@williefufu2985 very ungrateful lol thanks anyways man

[@mr.g1758]

I was at Super Bowl V. Only pro game I ever attended. Thomas was a great athlete. Hope he is with God.

[@jgboys1]

That is cool! That was the first Super Bowl I was ever aware of. I remember being at a friends 9 year old birthday party and having the game on in the background while his big brother and friends were watching the game.

[@mr.g1758]

@@jgboys1 I was just shy of ten yrs old and my dad and his friend got tickets and took their sons to Miami for the game. Funny thing is I spent much of the game reading through my program-- ignoring the action. The next year Alabama went 11-1 and I was hooked for life. Been to over 600 games in 53 years.

[@RichM0410]

Oh that is incredibly sad! JUST now found out. An all time favorite player! Tony D took over #33 which is incredible as well. God bless Mr. Thomas and his family🙏

[@KaisasDad]

He never lied to his teammates. Wouldn't talk to them.

[@seanm3226]

As my high school coach used to say, “the player makes the number, the number doesn’t make the player”.

[@alvinburrisiii4382]

Your coach must not know why players are given certain numbers.

[@kingshyrujustice888]

I’m his grandson, I appreciate the love man. He was definitely another misunderstood black man.

[@ericplummer4089]

As a kid watching superbowl V, and a BALTIMORE Colts fan, l held my breath every time Dwayne Thomas's name was mentioned!

[@thomascrowley9122]

R.I.P Duane Thomas.

[@willismartin9196]

Mr. Baugh is a legend. They should have told Mr. Thomas.

[@jbratt]

Sammy worked for my grandfather one summer when Sammy was young. My grandfather was a huge fan of Sammy . I used to work with a guy who played football for Sammy at Abilene Christian when Sammy was the coach. I heard a few first hand stories. Through those stories Sammy sounded like a great guy.

[@aubreysteele4466]

I'm about the same age as Duane was and from Dallas. Duane was a star in Dallas highschool football. As such he definitely caught the attention of major school scouts as well as Gil Brandt. He had scholarship offers, so that one question immediately arises, is how did he end up in a small school in west Texas as a BLOCKING back for the sensational Mercury Morris? Morris was a 9.3(100 yds.) sprinter in college. Morris,, in a magazine article, praising Duane, said that Duane had run a 9.6 at 220lbs (and lost his heat). Something that floated around briefly was that there were problems with his parents in a serious car wreck and he needed money to take care of them. That storyline vanished as quickly as it arose. In Duane's second year, he showed up 15lbs. lighter, supposedly due to drug use. My opinion is worth nothing. but I believe the Cowboy's front office took advantage of a naive young man and thus destroyed his career. If you don't believe that, ask Jim Brown and Bob Lilly.

[@davanmani556]

The talk was that Gil and Tex wanted him signed after high school but rules forbade it. So, they sent him to North Texas State where he played limited against weaker competition so he wouldn’t get hurt.

[@theshield8744]

@ davalnman,, Correction on a few things. Duane, especially his Older Brother Franklin aka Frank & I grew up together in the same neighborhood Duane never attended North Texas State, he attended West Texas State along with His 2 Best Friends & also my friends Star WR Charles Henderson & WR/ DB Redrick Price who had Glue for hands in catching the ball. Price & I are still very good friends till this day. I attended North Texas State along with My Very Good Friends Mean Joe Greene, WR. Ronnie Shanklin & Safety Chuck Beatty who also Played for The Steelers whom both were starters & forced to retired due to neck injuries. My 1st stop in College was Los Angeles City Junior College where Duane's older Brother who also attended there Played Football & was a 1st.Team Junior College All American LB who was beginning to be the start of your fast LB's led the nation for Juco in Tackles & had scholarship offers all over the country. He attended USC briefly but was forced to retire due to Kidney illness which he eventually succumbed to. Their Baby Brother Bertrand was also a Star RB but not quite as big as Frank & Duane. Gil Brandt & Tex Schram never sent Duane to any college all this is false info.They discovered him while scouting Mercury Morris. I talked to both Frank & Duane & they both gave me the scoop on what happened with Duane & The Cowboys. I miss both Frank & Duane very much, especially Frank, he was my bro.

[@69FOSTER]

How in the world did Mercury Morris end up at West Texas State? Morris went to high school in Pittburgh. Didn't Pitt or Penn St. or Ohio St. give Morris a sniff? RIP Duane, you were my favorite running back.

[@kingshyrujustice888]

@@theshield8744Hey buddy, im Duane’s oldest grandson thanks for the clarification lol the media loves to paint us less than what we are even after accomplishments & feats beyond reach 😂

[@DRUMJOCK]

One of my favorite running backs of all time and I know met or played with most in my era RIP #33

[@markbrian7179]

Then again, George Allen was one mysterious dude.

[@randyhanson4973]

The only Team that Thomas could have fit in with would’ve been the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders would have embraced Thomas.

[@skybarwisdom]

Duane Thomas said that Dallas never won a Superbowl without some kind of controversy, Superbowl VI, Duane Thomas, Superbowl XII, Hollywood Henderson, Superbowl XXVII, XXVIII, XXX, Jimmy Johnson & Jerry Jones and as far as his own strife with Cowboys management and fans all he had to say about that was "We Won".

[@davidhickey1830]

I believe that the last game that Duane Thomas started in the NFL turned out to be the famous Clint Longley Thanksgiving Day game in 1974. Thomas scored two TDs, including a smooth 19 yard TD run that put the Redskins ahead 23-17 in the 4th quarter

[@RoyPage1970]

That might have been the last game he started but he played after that

[@RoyPage1970]

I'm pretty sure he played in the last game of the season that year

[@davidhickey1830]

@@RoyPage1970 Yes he had that great career finale with stat line of 8-102-1 with a 66 yard run, the longest of his career.

[@DominicRea-ey4sr]

He played for the Chargers after I think.!?

[@buster60341]

RIP Duane Thomas

[@israelrico5076]

RIP The Sphinx

[@marcus813]

Washington's folks couldn't have handled that situation any worse. They should've contacted Baugh and asked him. No need to be shady with Thomas like that.

[@vince065us.2]

Rest in peace.

[@martincaidin4166]

His so-called fumble in SB V isn't talked about enough. If the refs get that one right, Dallas is probably the victor.

[@matthewdaley746]

The Cowboys, did, everything, but, win, that Game, and, it figures that the Colts won only one more Playoff Game before they left town, they would reach the SB five times, outscoring the opposition by, twenty-seven, points, unfortunately, they had a, 2-3, record, losing the three Games by a combined eleven points, they were just obscenely unlucky, simple as that, truly terrible, tragically treacherous.

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@NJDevil1982Absolute blunder bowl, unquestionably.

[@michaelleroy9281]

One of the many blunders in the game called the Blunder Bowl

[@patricksmith5282]

@NJDevil1982Dallas was +3 in turnovers and still couldn’t win.

[@debbiehenson1096]

He fumbled the ball and my Cowboys choked away a superbowl they should have won by 3 TD's.

[@chriscureton622]

Aww man he was my favorite running back for that brief period he had in the NFL Dam shame couldn't come back. 👺🔥🏈

[@michaelbyrne8860]

RIP Duane Thomas a Great NFL running back! But was a conflicted person in a Crazy World!

[@zacharythomason7359]

Rest In Paradise Duane Thomas 🙏🙏🙏💎💎💎💙💙💙💔💔💔

[@johnnoone4323]

May he RIP. A great player who had much talent. As a Cowboys fan, it pained me to see him not perform to his potential. If the Cowboys had won Super Bowl V against the Colts, I believe his legacy would have been very different and especially so if the Cowboys could have repeated by winning Super Bowl VI against the Dolphins.

[@evancortez2]

It was the same situation with Dwain Haskins several years ago when he wanted to wear number 7, so they asked Joe Theismann and he said yes, but he only wore Redskin uniform for one season before he was traded and now like Duane Thomas, Dwaine Haskins is also dead

[@sportsguy28227]

Great video. Thanks for teaching me about these two great athletes.

[@darrellmayberry7784]

Great video and it is content like this that makes this site great. Sammy Baugh is a first class person for his response on using his jersey number and got screwed by team he helped win a NFL Championship when they lied on him. The Redskins should have known to be honest with Duane Thomas because of his situation in Dallas and his mental state of not trusting people and from day one the team was dishonest with him so no wonder his Redskins tenure was rocky. I am not surprised about this team's action because Coach George Allen was called at the time the Richard Nixon with a whistle and lying and deception was the trademark of Allen and of the President who resigned 50 years ago today due to scandal. I am a Dolphins Fan so as a 11 year old I hated Duane Thomas because he ran over the Dolphins in Super Bowl 6 but he was a great back and a free thinker who when he was talking before Super Bowl 5 when asked if the Super Bowl the ultimate game and Thomas answered no because they play the Super Bowl every year.

[@mariotaylor9659]

Great video your content was great

[@Gemm61]

Principled or problematic, Mr. Thomas excelled in an era when the strong majority of professional athletes earned their money (Drysdale & Tatum were exceptions). Thank you, sir, for gracing the gridiron and your never-ending fight for fair treatment and respect. May The Good Lord always bless and keep you.

[@angeloago9938]

Beautiful Tribute to Mr. Thomas! A Great Ball Player!

[@bobbachelor5930]

News of Duane's death dropped my heart. It was a blessing to watch him play. His running style was other worldly.

[@derrickjohnson5219]

Duane Thomas was the man!I was a kid when he was playing and heard a lot of good stories about him!

[@iancormier2571]

Nice Job on this commentary @ Duane Thomas.

[@aprilnelly]

Respect !!

[@MarkWinterrowd]

Loved his vegetarianism, & the hissy-fits it provoked. RIP, evidently.

[@theshield8744]

You'll be missed Homie, now You can join that other great Football Star who never got to Play Pro Ball due to illness that He succumb too, who was just as good as you, Your Older Brother & My Close Friend Franklin Thomas.

[@myroninge6559]

Who is Franklin Thomas

[@barrye5376]

RIP - He was certainly one of the best although for too brief a career

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

Once I realized the team involved I knew that there was no way Thomas would get 33 in Washington-Slingin Sammy’s number. Shades of Scott Mitchell wanting to wear 19 in Baltimore which had Johnny U fans up in arms…you know what to do for more about that story. 😊

[@davidhickey1830]

Amazing that the Cowboys drafted him in the first round a year after the team drafted 1969 NFL Rookie of the Year Calvin HIll

[@davidhickey1830]

And then he was traded to the team whose starting RB was the NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year the year before!

[@DominicRea-ey4sr]

They BOTH Ended up with the WashingtonRedskins

[@jimmiebazz2586]

Life and death is in the tongue...

[@calvinnewborn8452]

RIP

[@Raider352]

RIP Duane Thomas. He call T. Landry a Plastic Man 😂😂😂

[@anthonyjohnson9403]

Wow. Duane Thomas is gone. He was special. Perfect for the straight laced Cowboys

[@CTubeMan]

This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made a video about the jersey number controversy Daniel Snyder created between Sonny Jurgensen and Shane Matthews in 2002.

[@thomasb.smithjr.8401]

Thomas most certainly was young and naieve during his playing days in Dallas - but we were all young and naieve once, weren't we ? 🤔

[@24sevencinema]

I had the pleasure of meeting him and his wife in L A about 12 yrs ago or more He was so cool we stayed at the same hotel I had to guess who he was attending a film festival he dropped me off and I saw a old cowboys cap in the car and he had mentioned some Famous people he had met before I asked him finally are you Duane Thomas who played for the cowboys ? he waited and said yeah , we talked about Life sports and Film I had planned to visit him in Arizona were he had later moved but never got a chance may the most high Bless him and console his family and his children and lovely wife

[@Tryp-j9d]

He DID give the BEST INTERVIEW answer EVER!

[@mitchellbaker9434]

Or the worst, depending on opinion.

[@patrickhenry2845]

The late Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns tried to get people to understand Duane Thomas. It was not successful. Duane Thomas was not understood by Tom Landry either. And later admitted he should have tried harder to do so. Duane Thomas is not completely blameless, either, in his inability to connect with his teammates or coaches during his football career that could have been phenomenal? It just didn't happen. Unfortunately.

[@laudace1764]

When you are member of a team, you have to fit in with them--they don't have to fit in with you.

[@lorenzobeckmann3736]

If this game is such a big deal why do they play it every year?

[@bobbachelor5930]

Yep, one of Duane's famous quotes.

[@tanmarketingchannel3436]

He was not with the way the NFL treated black players -- under the JIM CROW system back then - so his off the field / in the locker room behavior resisted it.Great running back.R.I.P.

[@laudace1764]

Do you mean that he didn't get special treatment? LOL--Jim Crow. Specify the specific instances that he was treated in a way that was Jim Crow, or different than white players.

[@okolo22000]

R.I.P. Duane Thomas Are you going to do a video on Jim Kearney?

[@orbyfan]

He just did: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZPCe4SClqalepI

[@cliffordnewell2445]

What a page in football history Duane Thomas could have written.

[@stewartmillen7708]

Thomas was perhaps the best Dallas Cowboy running back (yes, you heard that right). His running style reminded me of water running downhill---flowing between obstacles and always finding the path of least resistance. No telling what he could have achieved if he had been able to find peace. Thomas's biggest problem was he just couldn't let go. I recall the "America's Game" episode where Thomas, Bob Lilly, and Roger Staubach were interviewed. And the show correctly covered how Tex Schramn and Cowboy management screwed the players, compensation-wise....and it wasn't just Thomas. Lilly, Renfro, Staubach, Howley, Hayes, Rayfield Wrigtht, all HoFers, were also screwed. EVERYONE on the Dallas roster was underpaid. When Lilly and Staubach were interviewed, they told of their negotiations with Schramn and how they were lied to (Lilly had been to so many Pro Bowls that he knew that comparable DL were making 4 to 5 times what Lilly was making, and yet Schramn told Lilly they weren't). But Lilly and Staubach had accepted it as something in the past, while Thomas was STILL visibly angry over it, decades later. I sometimes I think Tex Schramn did more damage to the Cowboys, all for short-term profit, than anyone else. What could Dallas have achieved if Thomas had been a happy player? Schramn was also the reason why Dallas couldn't have Calvin Hill back in 1976, Hill wanted to return to Dallas after the WFL folded, but Schramn made the returning conditions so humiliating that Hill decided to go elsewhere. This was 1976, a year when Dallas had a feeble running attack and no #1 running back too! Dallas could have been a franchise that players would love to have played for, instead of being a known cheap franchise, save for Tex and his management style.

[@matthewdaley746]

Tony Dorsett's stellar, unquestionably.

[@Unknown-bq9id]

IIRC, the book God's Coach by Skip Bayless (yes, THAT one--take it with a grain of salt, though, considering the source) goes into some of those issues...

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@Unknown-bq9idHe lacks credibility, unquestionably.

[@debbiehenson1096]

You are delusional, nobody was 4x more than Lilly and Stauback.

[@stewartmillen7708]

@@debbiehenson1096 I don't know who you were answering, but yes, other NFL Pro Bowl Players WERE being paid 4 - 5 times more than either. Bob Lilly's salary, according to Duane Thomas when he asked Lilly in 1970 was $27,000 per year. Lilly was talking to the likes of Alan Page, of Merlin Olsen, and similar repeat Pro Bowl/All Pro selections and they told Lilly they were making $100,000 or more! When Lilly said he brought this up with Tex Schramn, Schramn just lied to him--"They're just pulling your leg, Bob. No one makes that much". Duane Thomas also said Schramn tried the same trick with him, but Thomas told Schramn "I SAW THEIR CHECKS. THEY SHOWED ME THEIR CHECKS" and I KNOW how much they make". Staubach too, was underpaid, in the video he said "I never had an agent, but I should have." It was Schramn's policy to massively underpay Dallas's best, as then to justify paying lesser players even less (Jethro Pugh at the same time was making just $18,000 a year!).

[@sportshistorybuff319]

George Allen described Thomas as the worst professional athlete he ever coached, obviously referring to his attitude. I always wondered if Thomas wasn't taken to LA for the 1974 Divisional Playoff game, or just didn't leave the sideline. It had to be conspicuous as Thomas had a monster second half in Week 13 or 14 against the Bears (42-0). I've never been able to establish whether he was left behind or dressed in the Coliseum that day. Charlie Harraway, Moses Denson and/or Larry Brown carried the load on the ground for the Skins that day, and didn't do much in a 19-10 losing effort.

[@barrye5376]

Yeah I looked it up - He had 8 carries for 102 Yards against the Bears including a 66 Yard run and a TD

[@sportshistorybuff319]

If he didn't make the trip to LA, there had to be a very good reason, even by Duane Thomas standards. But after two seasons of the team becoming familiar with his bizarro attitude, what could he have done that would have shocked the coaches into leaving him behind??? If he was with the team in LA, maybe I can spot him on the sideline in the highlights clip.

[@chitopay1519]

I’m at AT&T stadium

[@johnthecrouton]

Who’s house? Rams house, baby!

[@keltonscott734]

RIP 🌹⭐✨

[@terrenceliburd8655]

I read the book " The Cowboys have always been my heros". And to a man they all said he reminded them all of Jim Brown.

[@N.a.j.i.]

Mr Thomas has interviews out there so u can hear frm Him what the issues were. HE FELT LIKE THE BLACK ATHLETE (on my dallas team in particular) was treated less than a Man!! HOW SHOCKING WAS THAT(sarcasm)!! Please Stop!! They always called A Black Man that stands up, DISGRUNTLED. PLEASE FIND HIS INTERVIEWS!! All the players speak well of him

[@Justin_Watson23]

Man, he got me when he said Sammie said no. I was thinking, Mr. Baugh was one of my heroes & it didn't sound like the guy I read about as a young(er) football nerd. Most of the greats (& even some bums like me) are honored when a talented guy after them wants to wear their # bc of them. The guy who wore #45 after me was better, & seeing his success along the way was awesome.

[@gilbertgiles]

Great player. Stood up for himself, was way out on a limb, it was cut off, he was maligned ever after. God bless you Duane. RIP #33

[@kyle1910]

Lying when you lose nothing by telling the truth is something I hate more than just about anything. Also ever since hearing him on the '71 Cowboys edition of *America's Game - the Super Bowl Champions* he became one of the past players whose story I appreciated the most

[@matthewdaley746]

Pride, obliterates, everything, unfortunately.

[@Muskogee]

During those times it was hard for a black man. He stood up for what he thought was right. I can understand him. I don't expect others that never went through anything to.

[@williamclark247m]

RIP Mr.Thomas chance meeting a few yrs back him and his wife in L A He was so cool and he did not reveal who he was I had to guess who We stayed at the same hotel in L A we hung out He said football was in his earlier life I lost contact with him I believed he moved to Arizona and I live on the east coast my heart goes out to his family

[@andrewoolman]

The redskins lied to Duane alright

[@candrew14]

My favorite Duane Thomas story is when he played for The Cowboys he was forced by management to sit with reporters for 10 minutes. He sat in the bleachers in silence while reporters asked him unanswered question after question. After a while he leaned to the reporter closest to him. They whispered to each other back and forth and then Thomas walked away. After he left all the reporters asked the one reporter what did Thomas say. And the reporter told the rest of them "he asked me what time is it?"😅😅😅

[@matthewdaley746]

Typically, stubborn, predictably, disposable.

[@candrew14]

@@matthewdaley746 Not sure if you're aware but when Duane Thomas was drafted by Dallas he was not allowed to rent housing near the stadium because it was in a "whites only" part of Dallas. It took a lawsuit by one of the players, Mel Renfro, to enforce a law regarding segregation that was enacted several years earlier. Nobody in the Dallas media or The Cowboys organization, including the sainted Tom Landry, lifted a finger to help them. He was 100% right to boycott them.

[@maureencora1]

The Original #33 of Dallas Cowboys May He R.I.P.

[@keltonscott734]

Duane Thomas was another Jim Brown as a running back in Dallas.

[@markpanfalone2130]

I always liked Dwayne Thomas

[@barbaracaroll]

His NFL career was basically 2 years 🤔

[@CTubeMan]

Duane Thomas was actually voted as the MVP of Super Bowl 6. However, the sponsor of the Super Bowl MVP (I believe it was SPORT Magazine) overruled the choice, thinking that Thomas wouldn’t show up for their event (s).

[@matthewdaley746]

Or, act, terribly, scandalously.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Roger Staubach was eventually the MVP

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@michaelleroy9281A deserving decision, unquestionably.

[@RoyPage1970]

​@@michaelleroy9281and he didn't deserve it

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@RoyPage1970QBs, basically, guaranteed , unquestionably.

[@RICHARD-ku1jv]

#33 Thomas was a key player in Dallas going to Super Bowls

[@lennythecool6926]

When Joe Montana was traded to Kansas CIty he asked for the #16 the Chiefs said no. It was retired for Len Dawson, then he asked for the #3 and was also denied because it was retired for Jan Stenerud. So Joe added both numbers up and wore #19.

[@KB-eo9bu]

Number 19 A Great Number to ware Johnny Unitas Baltimore Colts 50s To The 70'S. And Joe was a Big Fan of Unitas. He Grew up Close to Pittsburgh where Unitas was Born.

[@jamesneves8300]

Modern football broadcasts are a tv show for women, the feminization of the game and its disinterest to lobby men is a continuing decay of post christian America. THANK YOU for your classic masculine channel..

[@dexterwilliams7172]

RIP Duane!

[@BigBrian]

The moral of the story is that George Preston Marshall the owner of the Redskins was a racist and the Redskins was the last team in the NFL to draft a black player, so them lying to Duane Thomas doesn't surprise me at all because of the history with the DReadskins

[@dietpepsivanilla3095]

@@BigBrian Marshall was dead by then. He croaked in 1969.

[@BigBrian]

@@dietpepsivanilla3095 Edward Bennett Williams acquired a five percent share in the Washington Redskins in 1962. In 1965, he was appointed by team owner George Preston Marshall to run daily operations and was named team president the following year. This guy was friends with George Preston Marshall so he kept that same tradition going They didn't want a black guy Wearing Sammy Baugh's Number

[@donaldoldacre9101]

He took a stand because of the racism during that time. I remember when they wouldn’t let him buy a house in Dallas in a certain neighborhood because he was black.

[@berean77]

How do you turn what should be about three minutes of explanation into 16 minutes?

[@michaelcarney8496]

God Rest Your Soul, Duane..🙏🙏

[@mitchellbaker9434]

From one old enough to remember. Extremely talented runner, colossal pain in the ass. His post Super Bowl "interview" with Tom Brookshier was a disgrace. Players with his attitude didn't last long in the league back then. Too bad, because he was a top flight talent.

[@Jiggs2u2]

Respect for him taking a stand.. Steve Carlton of the Phillies would not speak to the Press either, some players figured it out early that the media is full of shit troublemakers

[@JohnMcWilliams-jb2qo]

Great guy

[@lazysob2328]

To come in and demand a number that had previously been retired, takes a lot of balls. Thomas was a self centered individual, heavy on the self centered. Yes he was good, but Landry and the cowboys went on to great things, barely heard anything from Thomas after his stint with Dallas. Sometimes systems make great players and Landry definitely had a system going. Thomas was just part of it. As a matter of fact, I lost a lot of respect for Dallas and Landry because they didn’t discipline Thomas when it first started. His antics wouldn’t have been tolerated by anyone else, but Landry just mouthed the part as a disciplinarian never replacing his running back.

[@CTubeMan]

When I watched ESPN’s 10-part documentary on the Bulls, “The Last Dance”, I thought that, in some ways, Dennis Rodman resembled Duane Thomas.

[@matthewdaley746]

Speaking of which, while, I can sort of understand the fans being upset with the way the, Bulls', Dynasty, ended, (in principle), the fact that they became, so, bitter, that they acted as if they had never won any Championships, made any sympathy impossible, the fact that the city hasn't gone even ten years without, winning, in something, only makes it worse, why don't they ask, Oilers', fans, what it's really like for a, Dynasty, to be cut short, I think that really would end their disgusting lack of perspective, most fanbases would do anything to be, "jilted," like that.

[@Colt-ii4qn]

So he didn’t like the organization, why didn’t he speak to his teammates?? He had an attitude!! 👎

[@kevinramsey417]

Of course it's Washington. Who the heck else would it be? RIP Duane Thomas.

[@worldchampion8888]

He should of stayed in Dallas!!!

[@dietpepsivanilla3095]

He was a malcontent who was not happy in ANY circumstance, evidently (to use his infamous reply to Tom Brookshier). Sorry he's dead, but he won't be missed by the masses like Jim Brown.

[@matthewdaley746]

Damn Right, he wanted what he wanted when he wanted it, unfortunately, he learned the hard way exactly the cost of ignoring, "The, Team Concept," it's truly unbelievable that Tom Landry didn't dump him way earlier than he did, simply total trash.

[@calvinnewborn8452]

Moody

[@chitopay1519]

Dallas Cowboys lost 😡 LA Chargers won :( 26-19 😡

[@jeromemurphy2572]

In my opinion, Mr. Thomas should not have asked for No. 33 if he was aware that it had been retired. Get over it. I think someone in the upper echelons of the Redskins did not believe an equipment manager should be the man to set off a decision in motion that would probably tick off half of the fan base. It may not have been handled properly but I don't think the Redskins really wanted this whole incident to be public knowledge. They should not have lied to Mr. Thomas sure. But he probably had an idea that it wasn't such a great idea. The guy can play with another number. If he couldn't, he wasn't being very mature.

[@LarryG-jo6bf]

What could've been..

[@kyleeverett7059]

A lie is a lie

[@stewartmillen7708]

Why does KZbin keep eating comments where I refer to another KZbin and try to put the timestamps in my replyl to show where in the video you can see what I'm saying is true?

[@bobfeller604]

He sounds like he was his own worst enemy. Hard to be sympathetic in that case.

[@matthewdaley746]

Unfortunately, absolutely, impossible, unquestionably.

[@kevinkhoy7171]

Tremendous chip on his shoulder! Double dose of Arrogance & Attitude! Could have been a Hall of famer. If only he would of gone along with the System & Played the Part of being on a Team! He was his Own worst Enemy! Check out America's Game #5 His attitude and arrogance is on Full display!

[@saj8]

Translation: I don't like it when black players have minds of their own.

[@kevinkhoy7171]

​​Not at all, football was more of a military environment in those days! There was a chain of command. & Coaches were never questioned. Muhammad Ali was a tremendous influence on Duane Thomas. He tried to bring that same demeanor to the NFL & the Dallas Cowboys! ​@@saj8unfortunately He was ahead of his time!