Roy Kehl Thomas (June 16, 1887 – May 23, 1977) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He was the seventh head football coach at Fairmount College—now known as Wichita State University—located in Wichita, Kansas and he held that position for three seasons, from 1909 until 1911. His record at Fairmount was 15–8–2.[1] The 1911 team finished the season with a record of 7–1. They were declared the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference champions.[2] Thomas coached the football team at Ohio Wesleyan University in 1913.[3]
![]() Thomas pictured at Fairmount c. 1911 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Lime Lake, Leelanau County, Michigan, U.S. | June 16, 1887
Died | May 23, 1977 Traverse City, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 89)
Alma mater | Olivet College (B.A., 1909) |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1905–1908 | Olivet |
Basketball | |
1905–1908 | Olivet |
Position(s) | Halfback (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1909–1911 | Fairmount |
1913 | Ohio Wesleyan |
Basketball | |
1909–1912 | Fairmount |
Baseball | |
1909–1912 | Fairmount |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 17–15–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Olivet College Athletic Hall of Fame (1972) | |
Thomas died at Traverse City, Michigan in 1977 after a long illness.[4]
Head coaching record
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editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Fairmount Wheatshockers (Independent) (1909–1911) | |||||||||
1909 | Fairmount | 2–5–1 | |||||||
1910 | Fairmount | 6–2–1 | |||||||
1911 | Fairmount | 7–1 | |||||||
Fairmount: | 15–8–2 | ||||||||
Ohio Wesleyan (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1913) | |||||||||
1913 | Ohio Wesleyan | 2–7 | 1–6 | 11th | |||||
Ohio Wesleyan: | 2–7 | 1–6 | |||||||
Total: | 17–15–2 |
References
edit- ^ "Wichita St. Coaching Records". Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Wichita State University 1911 results
- ^ Catalogue of Ohio Wesleyan University for ..., Delaware, Ohio. Ohio Wesleyan University. 1913. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Roy Thomas", Traverse City Record Eagle, May 24, 1977, Traverse City, Michigan
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