George Cullen Thomas (August 21, 1890 – January 11, 1973) was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball player and coach. He served as the head baseball coach at Butler University in Indianapolis from 1910 to 1919.[1] He was also Butler's head football coach from 1912 to 1918[2] and head basketball coach during the 1912–13 season.[3] Thomas was a charter member of Butler's Athletics Hall of Fame.[4] Thomas also participated in track and field at Butler.[4]
Thomas died on January 11, 1973, at Eitel Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[5]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Christians (Independent) (1912–1915) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Butler | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1913 | Butler | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1914 | Butler | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1915 | Butler | 1–6 | |||||||
| Butler Christians (Indiana College Athletic League) (1916–1917) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Butler | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1917 | Butler | 3–3 | |||||||
| Butler Christians (Independent) (1918) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Butler | 2–1–1 | |||||||
| Butler: | 20–24–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 20–24–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Baseball Record book" (PDF). Butler University. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Butler Football Record Book" (PDF). cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "George Cullen Thomas". butlersports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "G. C. Thomas, past officer of General Mills, dies at 82". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. January 12, 1973. p. 6C. Retrieved August 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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