Clarence L. Dow

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Clarence L. Dow
Biographical details
Born1895
DiedAugust 1955 (aged 60)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920University Place HS (NE)
1921–1922Fremont HS (NE)
1925–1926Nebraska Wesleyan
Basketball
1921–1923Fremont HS (NE)
1924–1930Nebraska Wesleyan
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1925–1930Nebraska Wesleyan
Head coaching record
Overall12–4–2 (college football)
40–55 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 NCC (1925)

Charles Ladd "Ren" Thomas (1895 – August 1955) was an American football and basketball coach and professor. He served as the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University from 1925 to 1926, compiling a record of 12–4–2. Dow was also the head basketball coach at Nebraska Wesleyan from 1924 to 1930, tallying a mark of 40–55.

A native of Cattaraugus, New York, Dow taught at Clarion State Teachers College—now known as Clarion University of Pennsylvania—before becoming chair of the department of geology and geography at Ohio University. While coaching at Nebraska Wesleyan, he earned a PhD at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He died in August 1955 of a heart attack while returning from Japan aboard a Japanese ship.[1]

Head coaching record[edit]

College football[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Nebraska Wesleyan Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1925)
1925 Nebraska Wesleyan 6–0–2 3–0–1 T–1st
Nebraska Wesleyan Coyotes (Nebraska College Athletic Conference / North Central Conference) (1926)
1926 Nebraska Wesleyan 6–4 4–1 / 0–3 3rd / 8th
Nebraska Wesleyan: 12–4–2 7–4–1
Total: 12–4–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

  1. ^ "C. L. Dow Dies; Ex-Coach Here". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. August 20, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved April 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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