George Cullen Thomas (August 21, 1890 – January 11, 1973) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head baseball coach at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1910 to 1919.[1] He also served as Butler's head football coach from 1912 to 1918[2] and as men's basketball coach during the 1912–13 season.[3] Thomas was a charter member of Butler's Athletics Hall of Fame.[4] Thomas also participated in track and field at Butler.[4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 21, 1890 Parke County, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 11, 1973 (aged 82) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1911 | Butler |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1918 | Butler |
| Basketball | |
| 1912–1913 | Butler |
| Baseball | |
| 1910–1919 | Butler |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–24–2 (football) 16–18 (basketball) 10–23–1 (baseball) |
Thomas died on January 11, 1973, at Eitel Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[5]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Christians (Independent) (1912–1915) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Butler | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1913 | Butler | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1914 | Butler | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1915 | Butler | 1–6 | |||||||
| Butler Christians (Indiana College Athletic League) (1916–1917) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Butler | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1917 | Butler | 3–3 | |||||||
| Butler Christians (Independent) (1918) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Butler | 2–1–1 | |||||||
| Butler: | 20–24–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 20–24–2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Baseball Record book" (PDF). Butler University. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Butler Football Record Book" (PDF). cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "George Cullen Thomas". butlersports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "G. C. Thomas, past officer of General Mills, dies at 82". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. January 12, 1973. p. 6C. Retrieved August 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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