Arni's Birthday Zoom: Gerald Thomas

Gerald Thomas has a double celebration in store for today, as the former Boilermaker forward (1974-77) turns 68 today. Thomas, a native of Connersville, Indiana where he was an Indiana All-Star and state champion, was an important role player under coach Fred Schaus.   As a freshman, Thomas shined in the NIT Tournament finals filling in, in part, for the injured Jerry Nichols and helping the Boilermakers become the first Big Ten team to win the NIT. As a senior, Thomas was part of Purdue's second team to make an NCAA Tournament. A renowned community person and civic leader, Thomas has served on the West Lafayette City Council for years and plans to run again for another term. He has also held various roles at Purdue University. Thomas and his wife Susan, have two grown children and live within walking distance of Mackey Arena.   Become a member of the biggest community of Purdue fans on the Internet Bookmark our homepage: http://goldandblack.com/  $1 for the first week.Sign up for our FREE newsletter and breaking news alerts https://www.on3.com/teams/purdue-boilermakers/newsletter/join/  And don’t forget to like and subscribe, and of course, you can leave a positive review and check out our content for our Gold and Black Radio listeners.  Use promo code "PU1" at checkout when purchasing a monthly subscription to GoldandBlack.com to get two months for $1! SUBSCRIBE to The GoldandBlack.com on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify and enable alerts - new highlights and videos are uploaded regularly.  Follow us on X(Twitter): https://twitter.com/GoldandBlackcom Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goldandblackcom#Purdue, #Boilermakers #Purduebasketball #PurduefootballLEAVE US A 5-star rating and review. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.