Rev. Grafton Thomas
Rev. Grafton Thomas
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- Graduation Year:
- 1937
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- Induction Year:
- 1972
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- Sport(s):
- Basketball/Track
Bio
At 6’4”, a tall guard, he was a key to Olivet’s
three-year record, 1934-37, of 35 wins and 24 losses in basketball.
Also a great track man, (distance) he won many firsts in mile and
two-mile events, establishing long-time MIAA records and some still
unbroken at Olivet. He also coached high school winners. He later
became an ordained minister holding pastorates in Ohio and
Illinois. His wife, Ruth A. Yotter Thomas, was graduated in
1938.