Dennis Thurman
| Position: | Defensive coordinator | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: | April 13, 1956 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Santa Monica (CA) | ||||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1978 / Round: 11 / Pick: 306 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||
| Coaching stats at PFR | |||||||||
| Interceptions: | 36 |
|---|---|
| INT return yards: | 562 |
| Touchdowns: | 4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Dennis Lee Thurman (born April 13, 1956) is an American football coach and former player who was the defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). Before becoming a coach, he played cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys and St. Louis Cardinals for nine seasons.
Thurman played high school football at Santa Monica High School where he was a quarterback and defensive back and was a part of three CIF Division I championship teams that combined to go 39-1-1. He is the older brother of Ulysses "Junior" Thurman who also attended Santa Monica High (1981) and went on to play college football at the University of Southern California and play in the National Football League (NFL).
Thurman played college football at University of Southern California where he graduated in 1977 as a two-time All-America safety and flanker and was part of the 1974 National Champion team. Thurman played for John McKay and later for John Robinson and was teammates with Ronnie Lott while at USC while Lott was an underclassmen. Lott credits Thurman for his development as a player in his Pro Football Hall of Fame speech stating Thurman was someone who "helped me become a better football player."
...
Wikipedia