The Vikings had reported that their former strong safety Orlando Thomas had died ,but on Wednesday,Thomas 's agent said he is continuing his fight with Lou Gehrig’s Disease and has not died.
The Vikings said they announced on their Web site that Thomas had died based on information from his alma mater.The Vikings posted an explanation and an apology on their Web site late Wednesday.
Thomas's Chicago-based agent, Mark Bartelstein said “Somebody put something on a MySpace page or something like that … and it traveled, but it’s not true,” Bartelstein also called Thomas 's daughter who confirmed he was alive and was watching basketball with his family Wednesday evening.
Thomas was a hard hitter who had 22 interceptions and 10 fumble recoveries for the Vikings from 1995-2001. But now he is fighting the battle with ALS day by day.
“He’s the greatest fighter I’ve ever known,” Bartelstein said. “It’s a daily, daily battle that he fights, but he’s fighting it.”
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