Mason B. Thomas

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.

Following his graduation, he spent a year as biology fellow at Cornell before going to Wabash College in 1891 as a professor of botany.

He died on March 6, 1912, after a two-week illness with pleurisy, at his home in Crawfordsville.

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