JJ Thomas passed away

[Turbine]

# Fear The Beard

[moorecajun]

Very sad news.

I pray for his family.

[CajunT]

Not sure of the details but saw he was in critical condition earlier. Wow never will forget fear the beard. RIP JJ

RIP JJ Thomas!

[Cajunsmike]

What a humble leader he was and a fun player to watch and get behind! RIP Prayers for JJ and his family.

I had heard that later in life he regretted very much his decision to leave the Cajuns program. The knee injury he suffered in his sophomore year limited his ability to get to the rim and frustrated him greatly. This is terrible news and I pray for the family.

[CharlieK]

Man that's terrible. Life is hard sometimes. Very sorry it was too hard for JJ.

[Frenchie35]

Will miss him:

http://espn1420.com/files/2011/02/jjtjomas2.jpg

[RaginScotsman]

Liked watching him play when he was here. He gave some life to that team and who can forget the "fear the beard" campaign?

[RedTails]

Will always remember JJ and that season. Thanks for the memories, obviously wish things would have worked out differently for him. Rest in peace.

[NewsCopy]

A former UL basketball forward has died.

J.J. Thomas played two seasons for the Cajuns from 2010-12.

UL built a popular “Fear the Beard” promotional campaign around the bearded Thomas during his freshman season, Marlin’s first as coach of the Cajuns.

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[Tripple Threat]

I had heard that later in life he regretted very much his decision to leave the Cajuns program. The knee injury he suffered in his sophomore year limited his ability to get to the rim and frustrated him greatly. This is terrible news and I pray for the family.

Do you know what his reason was for leaving?

[Turbine]

Do you know what his reason was for leaving?

All theories.

I believed at the time he was influenced by a fellow player whose mom was interfering greatly

[facelessjonmoon]

All theories.

I believed at the time he was influenced by a fellow player whose mom was interfering greatly

Oh yeah. That was a messy situation