| Characters | Setting | General Information | Ed Thomas | Miscellaneous |
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Who is Ed Thomas?
Aplington-Parkersburg High School football coach.
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Where does the story take place?
Aplington-Parkersburg, Iowa
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What is the date of the shooting?
June 24, 2009
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Where did Ed spend most of his early life?
With his grandmother
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What is the date of Ed Thomas's birth?
July 17, 1950
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Who are Aaron and Todd Thomas
Ed Thomas' sons
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Where did the tornado touch down?
Parkersburg, Iowa
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What is the category of the tornado that touched down in Parkersburg, Iowa?
EF5
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What is the number of players that Ed coached that have moved to the NFL?
Five players
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What is the amount of cash that Ed Thomas had received from athletic boosters?
$42,000
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Who is Jan Thomas
Ed Thomas's wife.
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Where was Ed Thomas born?
What Cheer, Iowa
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What is the number of siblings that Ed had.
Four
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Who are Ed Thomas' parents?
Authrine and Roy Thomas
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What is the years that Ed Thomas won the state championship?
1993 and 2001
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What are seasons. He won a total of 292 games.
Ed Thomas coached 37 of these.
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Where was the shooting?
A-P High School weight room
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What is Ed's dads name? Roy was an alcoholic.
Roy Thomas
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What is the day Ed Thomas was featured on Sports Illustrated?
July 6, 2009
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What is the number of people that contended the candlelight the night of Ed's death?
2,500 people
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Who is Mark Becker; a former player. He got sentenced to a life's worth of prison.
Ed Thomas's murderer
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What is the hospital Ed was airlifted to after the shooting?
Waterloo, Iowa Hospital
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What is the position that Ed played in high school?
Quarterback
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What is the number of months that Ed Thomas had to clean up the football field and be ready for the first home game of the season? He did.
Three Months
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What is the number of shots Ed took to the head?
Six or Seven Shots
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