Duane Thomas, a Cowboys and Redskins running back in the early 1970s, had a defiant and individualistic streak that helped reduce his career span to just four seasons. A college player at West Texas State, the 6-foot-1, 215-pound Thomas was taken 23rd overall by the Cowboys in the 1970 Draft. After leading the team in rushing and helping Dallas reach the Super Bowl in his first season, Thomas and the Cowboys engaged in a contract dispute, and for five months he maintained a strict silence in front of reporters, whom he believed had taken management’s side. After Thomas helped the Cowboys win a Super Bowl the following year, he was traded to San Diego, which benched Thomas for the entire 1972 season after he missed practices. He played for the Redskins for two seasons before eventually retiring. Since quitting football, Thomas has been a sports talk radio host and an actor, has grown avocados, and gotten involved in yoga.