1990 NFL Draft 1st Rounders: Where Are They Now? (including Darrell Thompson)

[WindyCityGopher]

This is an interesting read on the 25 players picked in the first round of the 1990 NFL draft, many of whom have transitioned to a productive post-football life (including DT, who gets a good writeup), while others haven't.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...tball/nfl-draft-class-1990.html?smid=tw-share

 

[gophmeister]

Wow 25 years later and not a single one in the league any more.

 

[BleedGopher]

Good stuff, thanks for posting. Darrell has done an amazing job at Bolder Options as the NY Times points out:

But when he left the N.F.L. after the 1994 season, Thompson started working part time for Bolder Options, a nonprofit organization that mentors children from underprivileged backgrounds. Soon after, he became president of the group, which now works with 2,700 children and teenagers, 85 percent of whom come from families at or below the poverty line, and hundreds of volunteers.

Like many nonprofit groups, Bolder Options is in constant need of money, so Thompson spends about half his time lobbying public officials and donors and hosting fund-raisers, including a golf tournament. He brings the same intensity and focus to fund-raising that he had as a football player.

“It’s a daily battle,” said Thompson, who has four children. “The No. 1 thing is persistence and not giving up. It’s a grind, an ebb-and-flow business.”

Go Gophers!!