Tom Lester (American football)
Thomas Arthur Lester (January 23, 1927 – September 2, 2012) was an American college football coach.[1][2] He was the eighth head football coach at Kansas State College of Pittsburg—now known as Pittsburg State University—in Pittsburg, Kansas, serving for nine seasons, from 1967 to 1975, and compiling a record of 48–38–5.[3]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Drumright, Oklahoma | January 23, 1927
Died | September 2, 2012 85) Overland Park, Kansas | (aged
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1967–1975 | Pittsburg State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 48–38–5 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
RMAC (1970) |
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Pittsburg State Gorillas (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1967–1968) | |||||||||
1967 | Pittsburg State | 6–2–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
1968 | Pittsburg State | 4–5–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
Pittsburg State Gorillas (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1969–1971) | |||||||||
1969 | Pittsburg State | 5–5 | 2–3 | 6th (Plains) | |||||
1970 | Pittsburg State | 9–2 | 4–1 | 1st (Plains) | |||||
1971 | Pittsburg State | 8–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd (Plains) | |||||
Pittsburg State Gorillas (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (1972–1975) | |||||||||
1972 | Pittsburg State | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
1973 | Pittsburg State | 3–7 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1974 | Pittsburg State | 4–7 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
1975 | Pittsburg State | 4–4–2 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
Pittsburg State: | 48–38–5 | 26–16–2 | |||||||
Total: | 48–38–5 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.kshb.com/dpp/sports/former-pittsburg-state-football-coach-dies
- College Football Data Warehouse Archived September 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Pittsburg State University Gorillas all-time coaching records
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