He set his personal best (47.94) in the men's 400 m hurdles event on June 13, 2000, in Rome, Italy.

[1] Eric Thomas founded Champion Trainers, LLC in 2005 to train young athletes for success in their chosen sports activities.

Champion Trainers provides individualized fitness and athletic programs to improve endurance, speed, agility, flexibility, mechanics and overall performance.

The Eric Thomas Foundation seeks to target high school athletes or students who would otherwise be unable to acquire financial assistance and support, and will make the dream of obtaining higher education a reality.

The Eric Thomas Scholarship was presented to its first recipient at Garrison High School on May 17, 2011.