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Orlando Thomas: Not Dead, Despite What You May Have Read Online
Orlando Thomas: The former Minnesota Vikings safety, who has been battling Lou Gehrig’s disease for five years, is not dead, despite media reports that surfaced yesterday suggesting otherwise. The Vikings website first reported that Thomas had died Wednesday - using, apparently, a rumor ...
Orlando Thomas Continues to Fight ALS, Earlier Reports False
vikings.com — Late this afternoon, vikings.com reported information that was erroneously given to the organization by an individual at... the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Orlando Thomas' alma mater) statin... (more) Orlando Thomas Continues to Fight ALS, Earlier Reports False
Orlando Thomas has not passed away
blog.theredzone.org — Sources betrepublic.com said, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports via Twitter that there are conflicting reports out about... whether Orlando Thomas has passed away. Jake Reed's twitter page is saying he just spoke with Orlando and his Wife...O.T. is not dead according to Reed. (more) Orlando Thomas has not passed away
Vikings' website report citing Thomas' death was incorrect
Vikings' website report citing Thomas' death was incorrect
startribune.com — Former Vikings safety Orlando Thomas is alive and still battling Lou Gehrig's Disease.... (more) Vikings' website report citing Thomas' death was incorrect
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The Victoria Times — Orlando Thomas, once considered dead, apparently is not. This is just weird. In game one, Cliff Lee had everything working. The preseason basketball polls are out. Purdue, despite returning everyone, is only #7, while teams that lost everyone, like Michigan State, are ranked higher. That's why the play the games. ...

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