H.E.P. Man of the month - Ed Thomas - 0 views
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Think Inc on 02 Jun 12Ed Thomas (July 17, 1950 - June 24, 2009) was the high school football coach for Aplington-Parkersburg High School in Iowa. Thomas had coached 37 years of Aplington-Parkersburg Falcon football and won two state titles and a total of 292 games. He is credited with having coached four current NFL players, which is the most per capita of any high school in the nation. In 2005, Thomas won the prestigious NFL High School coach of the Year award. He is known for his actions due to the tornado that hit his city. He told everyone on his team to tough up, and they fixed their football stadium before their opening day game. They won their first game and went 11 -1 that season.