Sidney Thornton, a two-time Super Bowl champion running back who played with the Pittsburgh Steelers, has died at age 68, his former team announced on Wednesday.
Thornton passed away on Jan. 28, 2023, according to his official obituary. The cause of death has not been made public.
“We are saddened by the loss of former Steelers RB Sidney Thornton,” the Steelers announced in a post on Twitter.
Thornton’s alma mater, Northwestern State, also mourned the loss.
“The Demon family mourns the loss of Sidney Thornton, an N-Club Hall of Famer and a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers,” the school’s athletic page administrators wrote in a Twitter post. “There was only one ‘Thundering Bull,’ and he will be missed greatly.”…