‘If Hollywood ever makes, The Thurman Thomas Story, it’ll be about a Houston running back who leaves the state to go to college, is livid when he’s passed up in the draft by his hometown team, uses his second-round status as incentive to become one of the best in history at his position, plays in four Super Bowls, gets unceremoniously dumped after 12 years, signs with his former team’s most hated rival, rips players on his former team before the big game and helps his new team pull out a victory.’