Roy K. Thomas Explained

Roy K. Thomas
Birth Date:16 June 1887
Birth Place:Lime Lake, Leelanau County, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.
Alma Mater:Olivet College (B.A., 1909)
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1905–1908
Player Team2:Olivet
Player Sport3:Basketball
Player Years4:1905–1908
Player Team4:Olivet
Player Positions:Halfback (football)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1909–1911
Coach Team2:Fairmount
Coach Years3:1913
Coach Team3:Ohio Wesleyan
Coach Sport4:Basketball
Coach Years5:1909–1912
Coach Team5:Fairmount
Coach Sport6:Baseball
Coach Years7:1909–1912
Coach Team7:Fairmount
Overall Record:17–15–2
Awards:Olivet College Athletic Hall of Fame (1972)

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 died at Traverse City, Michigan in 1977 after a long illness.[4]

Head coaching record

Football

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wichita St. Coaching Records . 2007-12-19 . 2012-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929211539/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/w/wichita_state/coaching_records.php . dead .
  2. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=4116&year=1911 College Football Data Warehouse
  3. Book: Catalogue of Ohio Wesleyan University for ..., Delaware, Ohio. Ohio Wesleyan University. 1913. March 13, 2018.
  4. "Roy Thomas", Traverse City Record Eagle, May 24, 1977, Traverse City, Michigan