height_ft finalyear |name debutyear statvalue article_title draftround birth_date draftyear number college statlabel weight_lb nflnew birth_place dbf position highschool height_in draftpick
6 2000 henry thomas 1987 1,007 93.5 4 henry thomas -lrb- american football -rrb-
 3 12 january 1965 1987 97 , 98 , 95 louisiana state tackles sacks touchdowns 275 henrythomas/2503306 houston , texas thomahen02 defensive tackle houston -lrb- tx -rrb- eisenhower 2 72
henry thomas -lrb- american football -rrb-

henry thomas -lrb- born january 12 , 1965 -rrb- is a former defensive tackle in the national football league .
he played for the minnesota vikings for most of his career .
his nickname was hardware hank .
a third-round pick by the vikings out of lsu , thomas was a part of the vikings feared front four of the late 1980s and early 1990s including john randle , keith millard , al noga , and chris doleman .
famed for his sideways three-point stance , thomas twice was selected to the pro bowl .
he followed vikings ' defensive line coach john teerlinck to the detroit lions in 1995 , where he played two seasons , before finishing his career with four seasons with the new england patriots .
