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Edward Arthur Thomas [1] (July 17, 1950 – June 24, 2009) was an American high school football coach. On June 24, 2009, Thomas was shot and killed in his Parkersburg, Iowa football team's weight room by Mark Becker, one of Thomas' former players. [2] Thomas was airlifted to a Waterloo, Iowa hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after ...
Ed Thomas Field, Parkersburg. Named in memory of the revered football coach who was killed by a former player in 2009, Aplington-Parkersburg’s home stadium has endured the test of time.
On June 24, 2009, Ed Thomas, the football coach, track coach, and athletic director, was shot and killed in the weight room. [12] He was featured on the July 6th, 2009, cover of Sports Illustrated. [13] On July 14, 2010, The family of Ed Thomas was awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2010 ESPN ESPYs. [14]
The playing field was known as Dale and Thomas Popcorn Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium for the 2008 season. [9] The field was renamed Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium when Perfect Game USA, a baseball scouting company based in Cedar Rapids, bought the naming rights to the field in March 2009 in a five-year contract.
Previous ranking: 8 Height/weight: 6-4, 220 Offers: Iowa, Iowa State, Duke, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska Delivers strong, clean hits and is a relentless leader on Algona’s defense. 9 ...
Kinnick Stadium is a stadium located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States.It is the home stadium of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football team. Opened in 1929 as Iowa Stadium to replace Iowa Field, it currently holds up to 69,250 people, making it the 7th largest stadium in the Big Ten, and one of the 20 largest university owned stadiums in the nation.
Iowa's most recent appearance in Chicago took place during the 2012 season, when it beat Northern Illinois at Soldier Field in an 18-17 game. Now, the Hawkeyes (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) will try to cling ...
Primarily used for college football, it is the home field of the Iowa State Cyclones. It is named in honor of Jack Trice, Iowa State's first African American athlete, who died of injuries sustained during a 1923 game against Minnesota. The stadium opened on September 20, 1975, with a 17–12 win over Air Force.