Roy K. Thomas
American football coach

Roy K. Thomas

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16 June 1887
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23 May 1977(Traverse City, USA)
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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.The 1911 team finished the season with a record of 7–1.They were declared the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference champions.Thomas coached the football team at Ohio Wesleyan University in 1913.

Thomas died at Traverse City, Michigan in 1977 after a long illness.

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Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Fairmount Wheatshockers (Independent)
1909 Fairmount 2–5–1
1910 Fairmount 6–2–1
1911 Fairmount 7–1
Fairmount: 15–8–2
Ohio Wesleyan (Ohio Athletic Conference)
1913 Ohio Wesleyan 2–7 1–6 11th
Ohio Wesleyan: 2–7 1–6
Total: 17–15–2