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Mason B. Thomas

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Mason B. Thomas
Biographical details
Born(1866-12-16)December 16, 1866
New Woodstock, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 6, 1912(1912-03-06) (aged 45)
Crawfordsville, Indiana, U.S.
Alma materCornell University (1890)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1891Wabash
Head coaching record
Overall1–3

Mason Blanchard Thomas (December 16, 1866 – March 6, 1912)[1] was an American phytopathologist, botanist, professor of both those subjects,[2][3] and college football coach. He was the sixth head football coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, serving for one season, in 1891, and compiling a record of 1–3.[4]

Thomas was born on December 16, 1866, in New Woodstock, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1890 with Bachelor of Science. Following his graduation, he spent a year as biology fellow at Cornell before going to Wabash College in 1891 as a professor of botany. Thomas was the dean of faculty at Wabash for 12 years, until his death in 1912. He died on March 6, 1912, after a two-week illness with pleurisy, at his home in Crawfordsville.[5]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Wabash Little Giants (Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1891)
1891 Wabash 1–3 1–3
Wabash: 1–3 1–3
Total: 1–3

Authored bibliography

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  • Thomas, Mason B.; Dudley, William Russel (1894). A laboratory manual of plant histology. Crawfordsville, Indiana: The Journal Co. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.1273. LCCN 05029355. OCLC 5331374. S2CID 164178334. S2CID 74441089. Download and torrent at Archive.org

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