American football player

Earl Thomas

Earl Winty Thomas III is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and received consensus All-American honors and played in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. He left after his redshirt sophomore year and he was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. During his time with the Seahawks, he made six Pro Bowls and five All-Pro teams as he was a core member of the Legion of Boom defense, winning Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos and starting in Super Bowl XLIX.

Born

1989

May 7

Died

Living

Era

1980s

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Earl, in brief

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Key dates

1989 Born

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558 In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.
1104 The Seljuk emirs of Mosul and Mardin defeat the Crusader States of Antioch and Edessa.
1190 The Crusader army of emperor Frederick Barbarossa defeats an army of the Rum Seljuks in the battle of Philomelion.

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The world in 1989

When Earl arrived

april 1 Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), is introduced in Scotland.
april 15 Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans.
april 15 Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China.
april 19 A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors.

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David Hume 1711–1776 Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (born 1711) David Tomlinson 1917–2000 English actor and comedian (born 1917) Derek Taylor 1932–1997 English journalist and author (died 1997) Dick Williams 1929–2011 American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1929) Domenico Bartolucci 1917–2013 Italian cardinal and composer (died 2013) Eva Perón 1919–1952 Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (born 1919) Johannes Brahms 1833–1897 German pianist and composer (born 1833) Lisa Raitt 1968– Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Transport MrBeast 1998– American YouTuber

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1989

Alia Shawkat 1989– American actress Aly Michalka 1989– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Anton Yelchin 1989–2016 American actor (born 1989) Blaine Gabbert 1989– American football player Blake Griffin 1989– American basketball player Cam Newton 1989– American football player Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 1989– the 11th Panchen Lama Hannah Miley 1989– English-Scottish swimmer James Calado 1989– English racing driver

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