Clarence Thomas (American football)

Clarence "Motts" Thomas (October 17, 1945 – February 20, 2011)[1] was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Bowie State University from 1974 to 1975, Morgan State University from 1978 to 1980, and at Pomona-Pitzer in Claremont, California from 1982 to 1993, compiling a career college football coaching record of 51–96–3.[2][3][4]

Clarence Thomas

Biographical details
Born	(1945-10-17)October 17, 1945
Died	February 20, 2011(2011-02-20) (aged 65)
Playing career
c. 1965	Morgan State
Position(s)	Center, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972	Morgan State (DL)
1973	Montgomery Blair HS (MD)
1974–1975	Bowie State
1976–1977	Williams (assistant)
1978–1980	Morgan State
1982–1993	Pomona-Pitzer
Head coaching record
Overall	51–96–3 (college)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
MEAC Coach of the Year (1979)

Thomas played college football at Morgan State as a center and linebacker for head coach Earl Banks. He was an assistant at Morgan State in 1972 under Banks, coaching the defensive line. In 1973, Thomas was the appointed the head football coach at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, becoming the first African-American head football coach in Montgomery County.[5]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Bowie State Bulldogs () (1974–1975)
1974	Bowie State	5–3–1
1975	Bowie State	9–1
Bowie State:		14–4–1
Morgan State Bears (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1978)
1978	Morgan State	4–6–1	2–3–1	4th
Morgan State Bears (NCAA Division II independent) (1979–1980)
1979	Morgan State	9–2			L NCAA Division II First Round
1980	Morgan State	4–7
Morgan State:		17–15–1	2–3–1
Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1982–1993)
1982	Pomona-Pitzer	0–7
1983	Pomona-Pitzer	1–8
1984	Pomona-Pitzer	1–6–1
1985	Pomona-Pitzer	1–7
1986	Pomona-Pitzer	3–6
1987	Pomona-Pitzer	3–6
1988	Pomona-Pitzer	0–8
1989	Pomona-Pitzer	1–7
1990	Pomona-Pitzer	3–5
1991	Pomona-Pitzer	2–6
1992	Pomona-Pitzer	4–4
1993	Pomona-Pitzer	1–7
Pomona-Pitzer:		20–77–1
Total:		51–96–3

References

1. "Clarence R Thomas". Fold3. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
2. "Clarence Thomas". Bowie State Bulldogs. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
3. "Clarence Thomas". Frederick Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
4. "Motts Thomas". Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
5. "Thomas to coach at Bowie State". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. June 14, 1974. p. C6. Retrieved December 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .