Dwight Ream

Dwight Thoburn Ream (March 23, 1892 – November 20, 1954) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He was the 16th head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, serving for two seasons, from 1920 to 1921, and compiling a record of 8–7–4.[1][2] In the 1920 game against Kansas Normal under coach Homer Woodson Hargiss, Kansas Normal fullback Jack Reeves sustained a neck injury that resulted in his death.[3] Ream was also the head basketball coach at Washburn in 1921–22, tallying a mark of 8–9.

Dwight Ream
Biographical details
Born(1892-03-23)March 23, 1892
Topeka, Kansas
DiedNovember 20, 1954(1954-11-20) (aged 62)
Topeka, Kansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920–1921Washburn
Basketball
1921–1922Washburn
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1921–1922Washburn
Head coaching record
Overall8–7–4 (football)
8–9 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 KCAC (1921)

Ream died after a long illness (heart ailment) in 1954.[4][5]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Washburn Ichabods (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1920–1921)
1920 Washburn 5–2–3
1921 Washburn 3–5–11st
Washburn: 8–7–4
Total:8–7–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. Kappa Sigma (1921). Caduceus of Kappa Sigma. 37. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  2. Washburn University Sports
  3. The Woodville Republican "Accidents" November 27, 1920
  4. Hutchinson News Herald, November 21, 1954, Hutchinson, Kansas
  5. Bakersfield Californian,, November 22, 1954, Bakersfield, California
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