About Tom Lester
Lived 1927 – 2012 (aged 85). Tom Lester was a head coach and american football coach.
Thomas Arthur Lester (January 23, 1927 – September 2, 2012) was an American college football coach. He was the eighth head football coach at Kansas State College of Pittsburg—now known as Pittsburg State University—in Pittsburg, Kansas, serving for nine seasons, from 1967 to 1975, and compiling a record of 48–38–5. Prior to becoming head coach, he served as the freshman coach six seasons.
Lester was the head football coach for Caldwell High School and Atchison High School and compiled a record of 51–21–3. He also coached basketball for Caldwell.
Lester was an All-Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) end for Pittsburg State from 1948 to 1951.
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Who was Tom Lester?
American football coach
When was Tom Lester born?
Tom Lester was born on 23 January 1927 in Drumright.
When did Tom Lester die?
Tom Lester died on 2 September 2012 in Overland Park.
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Tom Lester was a head coach and american football coach.
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