Charles City head football coach Steve Stallsmith attended his first coaching clinic with Ed Thomas in 1985 when Stallsmith was serving as an assistant coach at Cedar Rapids Kennedy.

Ed Thomas was the head football coach at Aplington-Parkersburg high school for "about" as long as he was married to his wife Jan. Together, the two treasured 34 years of A-P football. Season 35 simply ...

Ed Thomas' words are etched in stone outside the football field that bears his name. “If all I have taught you is how to block and tackle, then I have failed as a coach.” ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This is the story written in The Gazette by Scott Dochterman the day after Ed Thomas was shot, June 24, ...

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