Background
Thomas was a prep star at Towson High School, where he played for his father, William Thomas Senior, considered the dean of Maryland high school coaches.
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With the Blue Jays, Thomas led the team to a national title in 1974. He is ranked fourth all-time in Hopkin"s career scoring with 224 points. Thomas also led Hopkins to championship finals in 1972 and 1973, getting upset by Virginia 13-12 and losing in double overtime 10-9 to Maryland.
During his career at Hopkins, Thomas led the team to an overall 34 and 6 record.
Thomas was elected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1989, and is considered one of the top lacrosse players of all time, having been named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Lacrosse Silver Anniversary team He is seventh all-time in National Collegiate Athletic Association career points-per-game, and fourth all-time in career points at Hopkins.
Thomas also played quarterback on the Johns Hopkins" football team, ranking 10th in total yardage in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III in 1974. Thomas played for United States of America in the 1974 Lacrosse World Championships hosted in Melbourne, Australia.
He was named the Best and Fairest player of the World Championships.
After teaching World History and having coaching tenures of Boys Varsity lacrosse and both the Boys and Girls Soccer teams at Wilde Lake High School in Columbia, Maryland, Thomas is currently teaching World History at Centennial High School in Ellicott City, Maryland. After the 2014-2015 school year, Thomas retired from teaching.
