Frederick “Knocky” Thomas was a basketball and baseball star at McKinley Tech High School in Washington, DC. Thomas also played varsity basketball and baseball for three years at the University of Maryland. Thomas had a brief stint in pro basketball, 11 games for the Washington Heurich Brewers, and played minor league baseball for four seasons.

 

KNOCKY THOMAS		Height:	6:00		Weight:	160			College:		Maryland’37
Frederick Bendall  Thomas		Born: Mar 12, 1914			Died:  Feb 9, 2007				Hometown:		Washington, DC
Fred Thomas				0	REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1933-34	Maryland (Frosh)	College
1934-35	Maryland	College
1935-36	Maryland	College
1936-37	Maryland	College
1937-338	Washington D&A	AAU
1938-39	Baltimore Arundels	AAU
1938-39	Washington	ABL	11	6	2				14	1.3
	Major League Totals		11	6	2				14	1.3

Keith “Kite” Thomas, enlisted in the U.S. Navy directly out of high school, where  he served for four years during World War II. After the war, he enrolled at Kansas State University. As a freshman, he starred on both the basketball and baseball teams. After just one year of college, Thomas signed a contract to play professional baseball. Thomas appeared in 137 major league baseball games over two seasons and spent another six seasons playing minor league baseball. During the 1947-48 season, Thomas played professional basketball for his hometown Kansas City Blues in the short-lived Professional Basketball League of America.

KITE THOMAS		Height:	6:02		Weight:		190		College:		Kansas State’47
Keith Marshall Thomas		Born: Apr 27, 1924			Died:   Jan 9, 1995				Hometown:		Kansas City, Kan.
Played Major League Baseball					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1942-46	U.S. Navy	Military Service
1945-46	Kansas City Aireon	AAU
1946-47	Kansas State	College
1947-48	Kansas City	PBLA	5	3	1	2	.500		7	1.4
	Major League Totals		5	3	1	2	.500		7	1.4

 

Howard Thomas was one of the most accurate shooters in the early years of professional basketball. After attending Temple University for two years,  where he played basketball, Thomas turned professional in 1900. In the 1903-04 season, he was one of the group of the best Philadelphia players who were lured north by huge salary increases to play basketball in Massachusetts. Starting in 1905, Thomas finished among the top ten scorers every year in either the Philadelphia Basketball League  or the Eastern Basketball League through 1913. In 1908, he led the Philadelphia League in scoring.

 

HOWARD THOMAS		Height:	5:10		Weight:	170			College:		Temple’00
		Born: 1881			Died				Hometown:		Philadelphia, Pa.
				0	REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1998-99	Temple	College
1899-00	Temple	College
1900-01	Tannhaenser	IL	7	25	10				60	8.6
1901-02	Philadelphia	ABL	8	35	24				94	11.8
1901-02	Camden	NBL	4	4	5				13	3.3
1902-03	Camden	NBL	26	38	8				84	3.2
1903-04	Pittsfield-Chicopee-Springfield	WML	27	74	5				153	5.7
1904-05	Philadelphia St.Simeon	PBL	8	20	34				74	9.3
1905-06	North Philadelphia	PBL	23	37	164				238	10.3
1906-07	Philadelphia De Neri	PBL	13	32	104				168	12.9
1907-08	Philadelphia De Neri	PBL	20	50	238				338	16.9
1908-09	Johnstown	CBL	18	12	54				78	4.3
1908-09	Germantown	PBL	3	6	11				23	7.7
1909-10	Philadelphia–Germantown	EBL	28	57	186				300	10.7
1910-11	Camden	EBL	24	43	235				321	13.4
1911-12	Camden	EBL	36	35	314			33	384	10.7
1912-13	Camden–Greystock	EBL	21	15	219				249	11.9
1913-14	Greystock	EBL	2	0	0				0	0.0
	Major League Totals		253	423	1577				2423	9.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARL THOMAS		Height:	6:04		Weight:	205			College:		Ohio State’37
Earl Hubert Thomas		Born:  Sep 22, 1915			Died:   Oct 8, 1989				Hometown:		Ashland, Oh.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1933-34	Ohio State (Frosh)	College
1934-35	Ohio State	College
1935-36	Ohio State	College
1936-37	Ohio State	College
1937-38	Cincinnati	NBL	3	4	0				8	2.7
1938-39	Indianapolis	NBL	6	0	1				1	0.2
	Major League Totals		9	4	1				9	1.0