Eastern Michigan Athletics
2006 Football Roster
Nov 8 (Sat)
1 p.m.
Roster
Chris Thomas
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Carlisle, Penn.
- High School:
- Cumberland Valley
PERSONAL: Full name: Christopher Bernard Thomas...Son of Christopher and Irma Thomas...Born 3-6-84...Urban and Regional Planning major...Has five brothers, Randol, Thomas, Kevin, Korey and David and three sisters, Brandi, Chris and Quincy...EMU: 2005: Started in 10 of the 11 games in which he played, missing only the Northern Illinois (Oct. 15) contest as a starter...Singled out by the coaching staff for five game-day awards, for a Championship Performance against Miami (Oct. 22), for a Winning Performance award three times, against Cincinnati (Sept. 1), Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 10) and Central Michigan (Sept. 24), and for a Championship Special Teams award against Northern Illinois (Oct. 15)...2004: Earned his first letter after starting all 11 games at right guard...Selected as an Offensive Player of the Week for the Central Michigan (Nov. 6) game...Also singled out by the coaching staff for a Winning Performance against Ball State (Oct. 9)...Sat out 2005 spring drills with a leg injury but should be back to full strength this fall...2003: One of the 2003 recruits...Was expected to see action as a freshman, but was sidelined for the season with a leg injury and earned a redshirt year...MILFORD (CONN.) ACADEMY: Earned a varsity football letter in 2002...HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Cumberland Valley H.S. in Mechanicsburg, Pa....Two-year football letterman...Originally signed with Iowa out of high school before attending Milford (Conn.) Academy in 2002...Senior Year: Chosen on the Pennsylvania Big 33 team...First-team all-league pick on both offense and defense...Also named to the All-Sentinel Team...Chosen as his team’s Most Valuable Player and was named the Cumberland Valley Alumni Association’s Most Improved Player.
