What is William A. Thomas?
'''William A. Thomas''' (October 21, 1948 – January 18, 2019) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He was the 15th head football coach for the [[Tennessee State University|Tennessee State University Tigers]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]] and he held that position for five seasons, from 1984 until 1988. His career coaching record at Tennessee State was 34–20–3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/ohiovalley/tennessee_state/coaching_records.php|title=Tennessee State University coaching records|access-date=2019-01-20|archive-date=2016-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314103831/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/ohiovalley/tennessee_state/coaching_records.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Thomas died on January 18, 2019 at the age of 70.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2019/01/18/tennessee-state-football-coach-bill-thomas-dies-texas-southern/2618644002/|title=Former Tennessee State football coach and AD Bill Thomas dies|website=The Tennessean}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, William}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American football linebackers]] [[Category:American football coaches]] [[Category:People of Tennessee State University]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}