Cleveland was among the leaders in early support, but Thomas F. Bayard of Delaware, Allen G. Thurman of Ohio, Samuel Freeman Miller of Iowa, and Benjamin Butler of Massachusetts also had considerable followings, along with various favorite sons.

Pro Bowl running back Thurman Thomas had 1, 297 rushing yards, caught 49 passes for 532 yards, and scored 13 touchdowns.

However, Buffalo scored a touchdown on their first drive of the period with a five-yard run by Thurman Thomas.

In his book " The Education of a Coach ", David Halberstam writes that one of Bill Belichick's specific plans to combat the Bills involved convincing his defense ( who had been the best unit against the run in the NFL that season ) that they would win the game if Thurman Thomas ran for more than 100 yards.

Buffalo then took over and stormed down the field, advancing 63 yards in just four plays and scoring on a 31-yard burst from running back Thurman Thomas on the first play of the fourth quarter, regaining the lead at 19-17.

The leaders of the offense, quarterback Jim Kelly and running back Thurman Thomas, both had the best seasons of their careers.

Then after Washington was forced to punt, Bills running back Thurman Thomas missed the first two plays of Buffalo's first drive because he misplaced his helmet.

Running back Thurman Thomas rushed for 1, 487 yards and 9 touchdowns during the regular season, while also catching 58 passes for 626 yards and another 3 touchdowns.

Four plays later, Thurman Thomas scored on a 2-yard touchdown run to give the Bills the 7-0 early lead.

The Bills had built their lead off of running back Thurman Thomas ' 4-yard touchdown run.

Running back Thurman Thomas gained 1, 315 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns, while also catching 48 passes for 387 yards.

Quarterback Jim Kelly's 24-yard pass to running back Thurman Thomas advanced the ball across the Dallas 40-yard line.

Forty-five seconds into the third quarter, Leon Lett forced a Thurman Thomas fumble, which Washington returned 46 yards for a touchdown to tie the game.

Defensively, James Washington, who began as the nickel-back to counter Buffalo's " no-huddle " and frequent use of three wide receivers, had a phenomenal game with his 46-yard touchdown on a fumble recovery, an interception, forcing a Thurman Thomas fumble that Darren Woodson recovered, and collecting 11 tackles.

Bills running back Thurman Thomas, who had rushed for 158 yards and caught 3 passes for 42 yards in Buffalo's wild card playoff win over the Miami Dolphins, was held to just 46 rushing yards and 12 receiving yards.

( Smith became just the 5th player to score a touchdown in three different Super Bowls, joining Lynn Swann, Franco Harris, Thurman Thomas and Jerry Rice ; he also became the first player to rush for two touchdowns in two different Super Bowls ).

He ran for scores before in Super Bowls XXI, XXIV and XXXII, joining Thurman Thomas on this list ).

** Thurman Thomas, American football player

His 1, 586 yards rushing is also top on the NFL postseason chart, and he shares the total playoff touchdown mark of twenty-one with Thurman Thomas.

On May 24, 2008 the Arena Football League announced that it was returning to Buffalo with a new franchise to be owned by Bills alumni Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas along with Rochester Raiders owner Bob Bartosiewicz.

He also accused Thomas Thurman, a Federal Bureau of Investigation political operative, of fabricating false evidence against Libya in both the Pan Am Flight 103 and UTA Flight 772 sabotages.

He is also the second player ever to score a rushing touchdown in four different Super Bowls ( running back Thurman Thomas was the first ).

He is one of only two players ever to score a rushing touchdown in four different Super Bowls ( the other being Thurman Thomas ) and the only quarterback to do so.

Thurman Thomas is the other.

Mickey Rivers led off with a double to right and scored on a Thurman Munson double to right.

The Bills scored first with quarterback Jim Kelly's 7-yard touchdown pass to running back Thurman Thomas.

But aided by a 37-yard pass interference penalty, Bills running back Thurman Thomas scored on an 8-yard touchdown with 50 seconds left in the first half to cut the lead, 17-13.

Bills kicker Scott Norwood added 3 field goals, running back Kenneth Davis scored a touchdown on a 5-yard run, Reed finished with 4 receptions for 100 yards and 2 touchdowns, and running back Thurman Thomas recorded 100 rushing yards.

In the third quarter, Bills rookie running back Thurman Thomas scored on an 11-yard rushing touchdown.

Then after Dallas ' Dennis Thurman recovered an onside kick at 2: 19, Drew Pearson caught 2 passes for gains of 22 and 25 yards ( the second catch on 4th down and 18 ) as the Cowboys drove 52 yards in 9 plays to score on Staubach's 4-yard touchdown pass to Butch Johnson.

Buffalo running back Thurman Thomas, who rushed for 158 yards and caught 3 passes for 42 yards, opened up the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run.

Buffalo responded with a 6 yard touchdown catch by running back Thurman Thomas, who tied an NFL playoff record with 13 receptions for 150 yards.

Bills starting running back Thurman Thomas was held to just 6 yards on 4 carries, while quarterback Jim Kelly completed only 14 of 30 passes for 161 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 interceptions.

The TV series emphasizes the boisterous nature of the team, led by manager Billy Martin, catcher Thurman Munson and outfielder Reggie Jackson, as well as the malaise of the Bronx and New York City in general during that time, such as the blackout, the city's serious financial woes and near bankruptcy, the arson for insurance payments, and the election of Ed Koch as mayor.

Howard Thurman was interviewed in the late 1970s for a BBC feature on religion.

Each of the other candidates had hindrances to his nomination: Bayard had spoken in favor of secession in 1861, making him unacceptable to Northerners ; Butler, conversely, was reviled throughout the South for his actions during the Civil War ; Thurman was generally well liked, but was growing old and infirm, and his views on the silver question were uncertain.

Iván Rodríguez won for the Texas Rangers in 1999, previous to that, the last catcher to win an AL MVP was the New York Yankees Thurman Munson in 1976.

Former Senator Allen G. Thurman of Ohio was nominated for vice-president over Isaac P. Gray, his nearest rival, and John C. Black, who trailed behind.

Allen Granberry Thurman ( November 13, 1813 – December 12, 1895 ) was a Democratic Representative, Ohio Supreme Court justice, and Senator from Ohio, as well as the nominee of the Democratic Party for Vice President of the United States in 1888.

Thurman spoke out against the repeal of the Missouri Compromise and opposed the pro-slavery Lecompton constitution for Kansas.

The Ohio voters chose a Democratic state legislature, however, which selected Thurman as Senator for the term beginning in 1869.

Wang has made wedding gowns for many well-known public figures, such as Chelsea Clinton, Karenna Gore, Ivanka Trump, Campbell Brown, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Victoria Beckham, Avril Lavigne, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Garner, Sharon Stone, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Hilary Duff, Uma Thurman, Holly Hunter, Kate Hudson, Khloe Kardashian and Kim Kardashian.

On November 14, 1898, John S. Thurman of St. Louis, Missouri, submitted a patent ( US No. 634, 042 ) for a " pneumatic carpet renovator ".

Thurman created a gasoline-powered carpet cleaner for the General Compressed Air Company.

Drew Barrymore auditioned for the role of Cécile, and Sarah Jessica Parker actually turned the role down, before it eventually went to Uma Thurman.