Claim: Thomas Eck started his coaching career with the Massachusetts State in 1945 and has also played for Colgate, who are known as The Colgate Raiders football team, from 1935 to 1937.
Evidence: He served as the head coach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst—known as Massachusetts State College until 1947—in 1945 and from 1947 to 1951, compiling a record of 17–23–4. Eck played college football for three years at Colgate University, from which he graduated in 1938. The Colgate Raiders football team represents Colgate University in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Patriot League. Thomas Eck Colgate 
Thomas Eck Massachusetts State Colgate The Colgate Raiders football team represents Colgate University in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Patriot League.