Where Are They Now Former Rams defensive back Pat Thomas

Jim Gehman

Because of where he was raised and the high school coach he played for, Pat Thomas had a head start in his race to an All-Pro career with the Rams.

It would be a race littered with checkered flags.

From Plano, Texas, where he played cornerback, running back and kicker for the city's legendary coach John Clark, Thomas went on to become a two-time consensus All-American cornerback at Texas A