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An Update On “The Hats”

An Update On “The Hats”

The saga of “the hats” continued last weekend in Manhattan, as the Ohio State hat made its way to Bill Snyder Family Stadium. If you’re not aware of the story, you can get caught up here. Ohio State fan Scott Thomas has been taking his K-State hat to all of the Ohio State football games this fall, but the Ohio State hat had yet to make the journey to Manhattan until last weekend when K-State fan Scott Thomas’ widow Melissa…

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Ohio State Fan’s Tribute to Scott Thomas In “The Shoe”

Ohio State Fan’s Tribute to Scott Thomas In “The Shoe”

Melissa Thomas, my friend Scott’s widow, shared a Facebook post this morning from a friend of Scott’s, also named Scott Thomas, who is an Ohio State fan. Seems they agreed to swap caps last year and Scott died before he could send the K-State cap to the “other” Scott. Melissa completed the task for him. I knew about the “people named Scott Thomas” Facebook group that Scott was a part of, but had never heard this story until today. It’s…

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I Lose a Friend and K-State Loses A Superfan Way Too Soon

I Lose a Friend and K-State Loses A Superfan Way Too Soon

   My friend and K-State superfan Scott Thomas died early this morning after a battle with lung cancer.  He was 50 years old.  A mutual friend and I drove to see him in Hutchinson yesterday.  He was aware we were there, but he could not really speak or communicate with us.  It was hard to see him in that condition, but I’m glad we made the last-minute trip to spend some time with him.  Just hours after we left he…

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