Charles Thomas (American football)

Charles Thomas
Biographical details
Born(1871-10-21)October 21, 1871
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedSeptember 19, 1920(1920-09-19) (aged 48)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Playing career
1891–1892Michigan
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1892–1894Nebraska (assistant)
1893Baker
1895Nebraska
1897Nebraska Wesleyan
1901–1902Arkansas
Head coaching record
Overall26–13–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 WIUFA (1895)

Charles Ladd Thomas (October 21, 1871 – September 19, 1920) was an American college football player and coach and newspaper reporter and editor. A native of Omaha, Nebraska,[1] Thomas enrolled at the University of Michigan, where he played at the guard position for the Michigan Wolverines football teams of 1891 and 1892.[2] After graduating from Michigan in 1893, Thomas returned to Nebraska, where he served as an assistant football coach at the University of Nebraska under Frank Crawford in 1893 and 1894. In 1895, he took over as Nebraska's head football coach, posting a 6–3 record. In 1897, Thomas was the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University.[3] From 1901 to 1902, he served as the head football coach at Arkansas, where he compiled a 9–8 record.

  1. ^ "Football Rosters Results Page". Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
  2. ^ "1892 Football Team -- University of Michigan Athletics".
  3. ^ "Game Was Easy—Wesleyan Defeats Tabor Inducing Much Perspiration". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. November 2, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved April 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.