Chris Thompson played for Florida State from 2009-2012 and was featured on our top 100 countdown FSU football plays last year for his 90-yard TD run in the Seminole’s victory over the Hurricanes.
On October 8th, 2011, Thompson’s season came to an end when he sustained T5 and T6 compression fractures in his back while fighting for a first down in the first quarter at Wake Forest. At the time, the Florida-native was unsure if he would play football or even walk again. Thompson said, “I was in that hospital bed and so many thoughts went through my mind.