Roy K. Thomas

Roy K. Thomas
Biographical details
Thomas pictured at Fairmount c. 1911
Sport(s)	baseball, basketball, football
Born	(1887-06-16)June 16, 1887 Lime Lake, Leelanau County, Michigan
Died	May 23, 1977(1977-05-23) (aged 89) Traverse City, Michigan
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
Basketball
1909–1912	Fairmount
Baseball
1909–1912	Fairmount

Head coaching record
Overall	15–8–2
Accomplishments and honors
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 wins and 1 loss. They were declared the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference champions.^[2]

Thomas died at Traverse City, Michigan in 1977 after a long illness.^[3]

References

↑ Wichita St. Coaching Records
↑ College Football Data Warehouse Wichita State University 1911 results
↑ "Roy Thomas", Traverse City Record Eagle, May 24, 1977, Traverse City, Michigan

External Links

Olivet Athletic Hall of Fame profile

Wichita State Shockers head baseball coaches

Harry Hess (1899–1901)
C. P. Clark (1902)
Student managers (1903)
Walter P. Frantz (1904)
A. F. Holste (1905)
Willis Bates (1906–1908)
Roy K. Thomas (1909–1912)
E. V. Long (1913)
Willis Bates (1914)
Harry Buck (1915–1916)
Lamar Hoover (1917–1919)
No team (1920–1921)
Records unavailable (1922–1923)
No team (1924–1947)
Lyle Sturdy (1948)
Ken Gunning (1949–1951)
Robert S. Carlson (1951)
Norvell Neve (1951)
Dick Miller (1952–1953)
Forrest Jensen (1954–1955)
Jerry Bupp (1956)
Ray Morrison (1957–1960)
Dick Miller (1961)
No team (1962–1963)
Lanny Van Eman (1964)
Verlyn Anderson (1965–1970)
No team (1971–1977)
Gene Stephenson (1978–2013)
Todd Butler (2014– )

Wichita State Shockers head football coaches

T. H. Morrison (1897)
No coach (1898)
Harry Hess (1899–1901)
Guy Peverly (1902)
No coach (1903)
A. F. Holste (1904)
Willis Bates (1905–1908)
Roy K. Thomas (1909–1911)
E. V. Long (1912–1913)
Harry Buck (1914–1915)
Lamar Hoover (1916–1917)
Coach Banbury (1918)
Kenneth Cassidy (1919)
Wilmer D. Elfrink (1920)
Lamar Hoover (1921–1922)
Sam H. Hill (1923–1924)
Leonard J. Umnus (1925–1927)
Sam H. Hill (1928–1929)
Al Gebert (1930–1941)
Ralph Graham (1942)
No team (1943)
Melvin J. Binford (1944–1945)
Ralph Graham (1946–1947)
Jim Trimble (1948–1950)
Robert S. Carlson (1951–1952)
Jack Mitchell (1953–1954)
Pete Tillman (1955–1956)
Woody Woodard (1957–1959)
Hank Foldberg (1960–1961)
Marcelino Huerta (1962–1964)
George Karras (1965–1966)
Boyd Converse (1967)
Eddie Kriwiel (1968)
Ben Wilson (1969–1970)
Bob Seaman (1971–1973)
Jim Wright (1974–1978)
Willie Jeffries (1979–1983)
Ron Chismar (1984–1986)

Wichita State Shockers men's basketball head coaches

Willis Bates (1905–1908)
No coach (1908–1909)
Roy K. Thomas (1909–1912)
E. V. Long (1912–1913)
Willis Bates (1913–1914)
Harry Buck (1914–1916)
Lamar Hoover (1916–1918)
No coach (1918–1919)
Kenneth Cassidy (1919–1920)
Wilmer D. Elfrink (1920–1921)
Lamar Hoover (1921–1923)
Sam H. Hill (1923–1925)
Leonard J. Umnus (1925–1928)
Gene Johnson (1928–1933)
Team suspended (1933–1934)
Lindsay Austin (1934–1935)
Bill Hennigh (1935–1941)
Jack Starrett (1941–1942)
Melvin J. Binford (1942–1943)
No team (1943–1944)
Melvin J. Binford (1944–1948)
Ken Gunning (1948–1951)
Ralph Miller (1951–1964)
Gary Thompson (1964–1971)
Harry Miller (1971–1978)
Gene Smithson (1978–1986)
Eddie Fogler (1986–1989)
Mike Cohen (1989–1992)
Scott Thompson (1992–1996)
Randy Smithson (1996–2000)
Mark Turgeon (2000–2007)
Gregg Marshall (2007– )

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