Former Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl defensive back and Oklahoma Sooners legend Clendon Thomas has died at the age of 90.
Thomas was a two-time National Champion with Oklahoma and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame after an All-American tenure with the Sooners in the 1950s.
Those teams at Oklahoma won 47 straight games, which still stands as the longest winning streak in major college football history.
Thomas finished ninth in Heisman voting in 1957, when he was selected as a unanimous All-American.
Thomas was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1958 NFL Draft, spending four years with the team before coming to the Steelers in 1962.
While a star running back at Oklahoma, Thomas switched to defensive back in the NFL, and played for the Steelers from 1962-68. Over that time, he had 23 interceptions as one of the lone bright spots on a poor decade for the Steelers.
He had eight interceptions in 1963 and earned Second-Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors that season, a career year
When the Steelers created their ‘Legends Team’ in 2007 for the franchise’s 75th anniversary, Thomas was on the list of legends that dotted the team before the 1970 season.