Ray B. Thomas
 Thomas in The Ariel (1910) college yearbook of the University of Vermont | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 11, 1884 Berkshire, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 1931 (aged 47) St. Albans, Vermont, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c.1905 | Brown |
| c.1908 | Vermont |
| Position(s) | Center[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1909 | Vermont |
| 1910–1911 | New Hampshire |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1911 | New Hampshire |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–10–4 (football) 6–3 (basketball) |
Ray Brown Thomas (April 11, 1884 – August 5, 1931) was an American college athlete, coach of college football and college basketball, physician, and medical officer in the United States Army.
Biography[edit]
Thomas graduated from Burlington High School in Vermont, then Brown University in Rhode Island, and later earned his medical degree at the University of Vermont in 1910.[2] While at Brown, he played football, baseball, and basketball; he also played football at Vermont.[2][3]
Thomas served as the head football coach at Vermont in 1909 and at New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts for the 1910 and 1911 seasons,[a] compiling a career college football record of 7–10–4. Thomas was also the head basketball coach at New Hampshire for one season, in 1910–11, tallying a mark of 6–3.
In 1911, he opened a medical office in Enosburgh, Vermont.[2] During World War I, he served as a major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps,[4] and was chief of X-ray services at the Camp McClellan hospital in Alabama.[2] Thomas died in August 1931 at the age of 47, of pneumonia brought on by heat stroke while on duty with the Army Reserve.[4][2] He was a Freemason and a member of the Episcopal Church; he was survived by his wife, Elizabeth Laird Thomas.[2]
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Green and Gold (Independent) (1909) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Vermont | 4–2–2 | |||||||
| Vermont: | 4–2–2 | ||||||||
| New Hampshire (Independent) (1910–1911) | |||||||||
| 1910 | New Hampshire | 2–3–1 | |||||||
| 1911 | New Hampshire | 1–5–1 | |||||||
| New Hampshire: | 3–8–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–10–4 | ||||||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ The school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923 and adopted the Wildcats nickname in 1926.
References[edit]
- ^ The Ariel. Vol. XXIII. University of Vermont. 1910. p. 177. Retrieved April 25, 2020 – via uvm.edu.
Varsity Football Team, Season of 1908
- ^ a b c d e f "Dr. R. B. Thomas, 47, of Enosburg Falls dies in St. Albans". Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vermont. August 6, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved April 25, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bits Of Sport". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 27, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved April 25, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Dr. Thomas, Athlete, Dies". Brattleboro Reformer. Brattleboro, Vermont. AP. August 5, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved April 25, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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