Frank Thomas

Football Coach

Birthday December 15, 1898

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Indiana

DEATH DATE May 10, 1954 (55)

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About

Hall of Fame college football coach who led the University of Alabama to a 115–24–7 record from 1931 to 1946.

Before Fame

His first coaching job was as an assistant at the University of Georgia in 1923.

Trivia

A bronze statue of him was erect outside the University of Alabama's Bryant–Denny Stadium.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Muncie, Indiana.

Associated With

From 1920 to 1922, he played quarterback at the University of Notre Dame under head coach Knute Rockne.