Frank Thomas (American football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American football player and coach
Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1898
Place of Birth: Muncie, Indiana, United States
Date of Death: 10-May-1954
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Frank Thomas (American football)
- Frank William Thomas (November 15, 1898 – May 10, 1954) was an American football player and coach.
- He served as the head football coach at the University of Chattanooga from 1925 to 1928 and at the University of Alabama from 1931 to 1946, compiling a career college football record of 141–33–9.
- During his tenure at Alabama, Thomas amassed a record of 115–24–7 and won four Southeastern Conference titles while his teams allowed an average of just 6.3 points per game.
- Thomas's 1934 Alabama team completed a 10–0 season with a victory over Stanford in the Rose Bowl and was named national champion by a number of selectors. Thomas's total wins and winning percentage at Alabama rank third all-time among Crimson Tide football coaches, behind only Nick Saban & Paul "Bear" Bryant, whom Thomas coached in the mid-1930s.
- Thomas never coached a losing season, and twice his teams had undefeated, 10-win campaigns.
- Thomas was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.
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