BREAKING: Former Georgia Tech star Demaryius Thomas dies at 33
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Credit: Johnny Crawford
Georgia Tech wide receiver Demaryius Thomas is congratulated by fans as he walks off the field following a win over North Carolina. Thomas died Thursday night at the age of 33.
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Credit: Johnny Crawford
Georgia Tech wide receiver Demaryius Thomas is congratulated by fans as he walks off the field following a win over North Carolina. Thomas died Thursday night at the age of 33.
Georgia Tech
By
Ken Sugiura, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
18 minutes ago
One of the greats to wear a Georgia Tech uniform, former Yellow Jackets wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has died at the age of 33. The tragic news was confirmed to the AJC late Thursday night by Laurens County athletic director Jeff Clayton, a high-school coach of Thomas’. No details of his death were immediately known.
“To say we are all heartbroken is an understatement,” Clayton wrote in an e-mail.
Thomas retired from the NFL in June of this year having played 10 seasons, making five Pro Bowls and winning Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos.
It followed his career at Tech, where he was an All-American and a first-team All-ACC selection in 2009 for his dominating play. That season, as a downfield threat in coach Paul Johnson’s option offense, he caught 46 passes for 1,254 yards and eight touchdowns as Tech won the ACC title and played in the team’s first Orange Bowl since 1966.
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