Everett May

Thomas Everett May
May at Clemson in 1924
Biographical details
Born(1888-03-05)March 5, 1888
Abilene, Kansas, U.S.
DiedApril 5, 1965(1965-04-05) (aged 77)
Monterey, California, U.S.
Playing career
1910–1914Oregon Agricultural
Position(s)Guard (basketball)
Tackle (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1915–16Oregon Agricultural (graduate manager)
1916–17Oregon Agricultural
Baseball
1925Clemson
Football
1922–1924Clemson (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall11–7 (basketball)
11–14 (baseball)

Thomas Everett May (March 5, 1888 – April 5, 1965) was an American military officer and athletics coach. Born in Abeline, Kansas in 1888, May moved with his family to Sherman County, Oregon, in 1900.[1] He went on to graduate from Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University), where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta.[2] He played on the football team from 1910 through 1913, and the basketball team from 1912 through 1914.[3][4] May remained at OAC as assistant basketball coach and later successor to E. J. Stewart, leading the 1917 team to an 11–7 record and 4th-place finish in the Pacific Coast Conference.

May joined the United States Army in 1917, and was a member of the 1917 Camp Lewis football team that played in the Rose Bowl.[5][6] He served in France during World War I and was wounded at Argonne.[7][1]

Following the war, May was stationed at Clemson College (now University) as part of the ROTC staff. Reunited with coach E. J. Stewart, May served as an assistant football coach in the 1922 through 1924 seasons, and as head baseball coach in 1925.[8][9]

May retired to Carmel, California, after 28 years in the Army, and died in 1965.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Col. Thomas Everett May". Sherman County Journal. April 15, 1965. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Corrigenda" (PDF). The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta. 16 (1): 13. September 1939. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Oregon State Football Letterwinners" (PDF). Oregon State Beavers. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Oregon State men's basketball media guide" (PDF). Oregon State Beavers. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Army Promotion List". United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs. July 21, 1921. p. 133. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "1917 362nd Infantry Regiment Officers Football Team". Football Archaeology. May 2, 2022. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Everett May Gets Captain Commission". The Oregon Daily Journal. Portland, Oregon. December 22, 1920. p. 18. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Taylor, Ross. "2023 Clemson Tiger Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson Tigers. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Hennessy, Brian. "2023 Clemson Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 131. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.