Thomas Dowler
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Thomas Moran "Spook" Dowler[1] (July 3, 1908 – December 6, 1986) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary in 1935 and at the University of Akron in 1939 and 1940, compiling a career college football record of 10–13–5. Dowler also coached the William & Mary men's basketball team from 1934 to 1937[2] and the Akron Zips men's basketball team in 1939–40, tallying a career college basketball mark of 30–43. Dowler played football, basketball, and baseball at Colgate University. He played with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National Football League (NFL) for two games in 1931.
Coaching career
William & Mary had not yet joined an athletic conference during Dowler's first two seasons as head basketball coach, but for his third and final season, the Tribe had become a member of the Southern Conference. Dowler holds the dubious distinction of being the only men's basketball coach in school history to guide his team to a winless season. The Tribe went 0–13 in conference play and 0–18 overall during the 1936–37 season. Dowler went 21–29 over his three years at William & Mary.[2] He finished his one-year stint as basketball coach at Akron with a 9–14 record.
Later life and death
Dowler served in the United States Navy as a lieutenant during World War II. He later resided in Atlanta and died on December 6, 1986.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William & Mary Indians (Virginia Conference) (1935) | |||||||||
| 1935 | William & Mary | 3–4–3 | 2–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| William & Mary: | 3–4–3 | 2–0–1 | |||||||
| Akron Zippers (Independent) (1939–1940) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Akron | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1940 | Akron | 2–5–2 | |||||||
| Akron: | 7–9–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 10–13–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
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External links
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