Jesse Thomas (American football)
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| Position: | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 23, 1928 Guthrie, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died: | May 16, 2012 (aged 83) Columbia, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Flint Central (Flint, Michigan) |
| College: | Michigan State |
| NFL draft: | 1951 / round: 10 / pick: 119 |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Jesse LeRoy Thomas (May 23, 1928 – May 16, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for Michigan State University. He also competed in track for Michigan State. After leaving Michigan State, he served two years in the United States Army and then played one year for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1] He later played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts from 1955 to 1957 and in the American Football League for the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960.[2][3]
After his playing career, Thomas taught at Morgan State University for over 40 years and served as head coach of the football team from 1985 to 1987. At Morgan State, he was a physical education instructor, served as athletic director, and also coached swimming, track and field, wrestling, lacrosse, tennis, and badminton.[4][5]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Morgan State Bears (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1985–1987) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Morgan State | 0–9 | 0–0 | 6th | |||||
| 1986 | Morgan State | 1–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1987 | Morgan State | 2–8 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| Morgan State: | 3–26 | 1–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–26 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Vet Halfbacks Ink Baltimore Colt Contracts". The Daily Times. June 30, 1958. p. 16.
- ^ "Jesse Thomas". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ "Colts Sign Jesse Thomas". The Decatur Herald. July 23, 1957. p. 13.
- ^ Maghielse, Ross (June 14, 2012). "Even after death, Flint native Jesse Thomas remains an influence to the people he touched". MLive.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "Former Coach-Administrator Thomas dies at 83". Morgan State Athletics. May 22, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- 1928 births
- 2012 deaths
- American football defensive backs
- Baltimore Colts players
- Los Angeles Chargers players
- Michigan State Spartans football players
- Michigan State Spartans men's track and field athletes
- Morgan State Bears athletic directors
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- Morgan State Bears track and field coaches
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
- College swimming coaches in the United States
- College tennis coaches in the United States
- College wrestling coaches in the United States
- Morgan State University faculty
- United States Army soldiers
- People from Logan County, Oklahoma
- Players of American football from Flint, Michigan
- Coaches of American football from Michigan
- Players of Canadian football from Michigan
- Track and field athletes from Michigan
- Military personnel from Michigan
- African-American college athletic directors in the United States
- African-American coaches of American football
- African-American tennis coaches
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen