T. B. Shotts

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1902–1950)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1902|10|1}}

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1950|5|7|1902|10|1}}

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| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1924–1927

| player_team1 = Auburn

| player_positions = Fullback

| coach_years1 = 1931–1937

| coach_team1 = Jacksonville State

| overall_record = 12–34–4

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| awards = All-Southern (1927)

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Thomas Bolton Shotts (October 1, 1902 – May 7, 1950) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Jacksonville State University–then known as Jacksonville State Teachers College–from 1931 to 1937.{{cite web|url=https://jsugamecocksports.com/sports/2018/7/26/2016-football-media-guide.aspx|title=2016 Football Media Guide|year=2016|publisher=Jacksonville State Gamecocks football|access-date=April 24, 2019}} He was a graduate of Auburn University,{{cite web|url=http://alamosindex.lib.auburn.edu/vufind/Record/AUbot7400|title=1927 [pdf for printing]: Board Minutes of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute|year=1927|publisher=Auburn University|access-date=April 24, 2019}} where he selected to the 1927 College Football All-Southern Team as a fullback.{{cite web|url=https://auburntigers.com/documents/2018/8/27/2018_Auburn_Football_Media_Guide.pdf|title=2018 Auburn Football Media Guide|publisher=Auburn Tigers football|year=2018|access-date=April 24, 2019}}

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Jacksonville State Eagle Owls

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1931

| endyear = 1937

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| championship =

| year = 1931

| name = Jacksonville State

| overall = 0–9–1

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| championship =

| year = 1932

| name = Jacksonville State

| overall = 2–3–1

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1933

| name = Jacksonville State

| overall = 2–5–1

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| year = 1934

| name = Jacksonville State

| overall = 5–4

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| year = 1935

| name = Jacksonville State

| overall = 2–5

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1936

| name = Jacksonville State

| overall = 1–3–1

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| ranking = no

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| year = 1937

| name = Jacksonville State

| overall = 0–5

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| ranking = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Jacksonville State

| overall = 12–34–4

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{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 12–34–4

| bowls = no

| poll = no

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| legend = no

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References

External links

{{Find a Grave|168916627}}

Category:1902 births

Category:1950 deaths

Category:American football fullbacks

Category:Auburn Tigers football players

Category:Jacksonville State Gamecocks football coaches