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'''Thomas Kimball "Tommy" Code''' (April 13, 1873 – January 28, 1956) was an [[United States|American]] college football player at [[Stanford University]] who also was a football coach at [[Oregon State University]], then known as State Agricultural College.
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'''Thomas Kimball Code''' (April 13, 1873 – January 28, 1956) was an American [[college football]] player at [[Stanford University]] who also was a football coach at [[Oregon State University]], then known as State Agricultural College.
   
 
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Code grew up in [[San Francisco, California]] where he attended [[Lowell High School (San Francisco)|Lowell High School]].<ref name=laa>{{cite web|url=http://www.lowellalumni.org/history_19century.shtml|title=19th Century Lowellites: The Early History of Lowell High School|publisher=Lowell Alumni Association|accessdate=September 10, 2010}}</ref> He went on to play college football at [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] where he was the quarterback in the first [[Big Game (American football)|Big Game]] against [[California Golden Bears football|Cal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09FB-history.pdf|title=Stanford Football Media Guide|accessdate=September 10, 2010|page=186}}</ref><ref name=hymans>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelowell.org/archivepdfs/08.07.1988%20thru%2005.25.1990.pdf|title=Back in Time|last=Hymans|first=Jacques|date=October 14, 1988|accessdate=September 10, 2010|work=The Lowell|page=20|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/807599922.html?dids=807599922:807599922&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+16%2C+1928&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Hoover+Sees+Classmates+Of+Stanford|title=Hoover Sees Classmates of Stanford|date=November 16, 1928|publisher=Hartford Courant|accessdate=September 10, 2010}}</ref>
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Code grew up in [[San Francisco, California]] where he attended [[Lowell High School (San Francisco)|Lowell High School]].<ref name=laa>{{cite web|url=http://www.lowellalumni.org/history_19century.shtml|title=19th Century Lowellites: The Early History of Lowell High School|publisher=Lowell Alumni Association|accessdate=September 10, 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405142211/http://www.lowellalumni.org/history_19century.shtml|archivedate=April 5, 2011|df=}}</ref> He went on to play college football at [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] where he was the quarterback in the first [[Big Game (American football)|Big Game]] against [[California Golden Bears football|Cal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09FB-history.pdf|title=Stanford Football Media Guide|accessdate=September 10, 2010|page=186}}</ref><ref name=hymans>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelowell.org/archivepdfs/08.07.1988%20thru%2005.25.1990.pdf|title=Back in Time|last=Hymans|first=Jacques|date=October 14, 1988|accessdate=September 10, 2010|work=The Lowell|page=20|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/807599922.html?dids=807599922:807599922&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+16%2C+1928&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Hoover+Sees+Classmates+Of+Stanford|title=Hoover Sees Classmates of Stanford|date=November 16, 1928|publisher=Hartford Courant|accessdate=September 10, 2010}}</ref>
   
 
In 1896, Code became the fourth head coach of [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]] in the program's first four seasons. He served as the head coach for just one season, in which the team had a record of 1–2.<ref name=osumg>{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/orst/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mg-sec10.pdf|title=Oregon State Football Media Guide|accessdate=September 10, 2010|page=90}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=The Sunday Oregonian|date=October 30, 1927|page=73|title=19 Coaches Listed on Aggies Record}}</ref>
  
In 1896, Code became the fourth head coach of [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]] in the program's first four seasons. He served as the head coach for just one season, in which the team had a record of 1–2.<ref name=osumg>{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/orst/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mg-sec10.pdf|title=Oregon State Football Media Guide|accessdate=September 10, 2010|page=90}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=The Sunday Oregonian|date=October 30, 1927|page=73|title=19 Coaches Listed on Aggies Record}}</ref>
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| NAME = Code, Tommy
  
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Revision as of 22:43, 7 August 2019

Tommy Code
Sport(s)Football
Biographical details
Born(1873-04-13)April 13, 1873
California
DiedJanuary 28, 1956(1956-01-28) (aged 82)
San Francisco, California
Playing career
Position(s)Quarterback
Head coaching record
Overall1–2

Thomas Kimball Code (April 13, 1873 – January 28, 1956) was an American college football player at Stanford University who also was a football coach at Oregon State University, then known as State Agricultural College.

Career

Code grew up in San Francisco, California where he attended Lowell High School.[1] He went on to play college football at Stanford where he was the quarterback in the first Big Game against Cal.[2][3][4]

In 1896, Code became the fourth head coach of Oregon State in the program's first four seasons. He served as the head coach for just one season, in which the team had a record of 1–2.[5][6]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Oregon Agricultural Aggies (Independent) (1896)
1896 Oregon Agricultural 1–2
Oregon Agricultural: 1–2
Total: 1–2
†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game.

References

  1. ↑ "19th Century Lowellites: The Early History of Lowell High School". Lowell Alumni Association. Archived from the original on April 5, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110405142211/http://www.lowellalumni.org/history_19century.shtml. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Stanford Football Media Guide". p. 186. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09FB-history.pdf. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ Hymans, Jacques (October 14, 1988). "Back in Time" (PDF). The Lowell: p. 20. http://www.thelowell.org/archivepdfs/08.07.1988%20thru%2005.25.1990.pdf. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Hoover Sees Classmates of Stanford". Hartford Courant. November 16, 1928. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/807599922.html?dids=807599922:807599922&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+16%2C+1928&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Hoover+Sees+Classmates+Of+Stanford. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Oregon State Football Media Guide". p. 90. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/orst/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mg-sec10.pdf. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  6. ↑ "19 Coaches Listed on Aggies Record". The Sunday Oregonian: p. 73. October 30, 1927.

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