Coach Ed Thomas

- Named the NFL's high school football coach of the year in 2005
- Football coach at Aplington-Parkersburg High School in Iowa
- Was a head coach for 37 seasons; with Aplington-Parkersburg for 34 years http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/ris...
- Had almost 300 career victories http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article...
- Four of Thomas' former players made it to the NFL http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article...
- Coach Thomas' home was destroyed in a tornado in 2008 http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article...
- Led the high school to 19 state playoffs http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2009/...
- Won state titles in 1993 and 2001 http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2009/...
- Began coaching at Northeast Hamilton in Blairsburg, Iowa http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2009/...

Aplington-Parkersburg High School football coach Ed Thomas was shot and killed in the school's weight room on the morning of Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Coach Thomas had been the head football coach at the Iowa high school for 34 years.http://www.kcci.com/news/19843764/detail.html
The Waterloo Courier reported that Coach Thomas, age 58, was shot in the head.http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2009/06/24/news/local/doc4a422b5643a1b304896512.txt The suspect was named as Mark Becker, a 24-year-old former player of Thomas'. Becker was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gYrh_YmeXSwY19tZroTS3UuENByQD99164CO0,/ref>

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  "It's strange," Brooke head coach Tom Bruney said. "This area has been known to produce some pretty good football teams over the years. ... (November 30, 2009)
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  HIGHLIGHTS - AP led 32-26 going into fourth quarter and blew it open with a 15-3 run in Aaron Thomas' first game as head coach. BELLE PLAINE - Chris Janss ... (November 30, 2009)
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- Catching Up With The Past
  
  It's just amazing how everything is, and how it's back to the way it was, Coach Tom Bruney said. I couldn't even tell you all the different things ... (November 28, 2009)
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- Prep football notebook: Bridgeport likely to pass on throwing
  
  The second thing is the community rallied behind the new coach [Tom Bruney] to bring back the tradition. Brooke appeared in the AAA title game seven times ... (November 27, 2009)
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  Top 10 NFL Players Coached by Bobby Bowden at Florida State. Posted by Anthony Stalter (12/01/2009 @ 9:22 pm). Simply put, Bobby Bowden is a legend and will go down as one of the greatest head coaches in college football history. ... (December 01, 2009)
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- Coach Ed Thomas as a Witness to Christ – Justin Taylor
  
  As many have now heard, Ed Thomas (58)–a very successful high school football coach in Iowa–was shot to death at at a weight room near the school this morning. A 24-year-old former player is being held as a suspect. ...
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- Nicholls State football coach Jay Thomas will not return ...
  
  During his tenure as head coach, Thomas coached three players — offensive lineman Jacob Bender and defensive backs Kareem Moore and Lardarius Webb — selected in the NFL draft. In his six seasons, the Colonels were forced to c... (November 20, 2009)
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  He joins a distinguished list of former winners. including Ken Winkler of West Marshall, former Oskaloosa and Pella Chritian coach Jerry Staton of Albia, Tom Stone of Pekin, the late Ed Thomas of Aplington-Parkersburg a... (November 27, 2009)
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