W. G. Thompson
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball, & track |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1866 |
| Died | March 1940 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1893 | Carlisle |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–1 |
William G. Thompson was an American educator, university administrator, and college football coach. Thompson attended Yale University.[1] He served for fifteen years as the executive director of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, school disciplinarian,[2][3] and an instructor of business.[4] He was also the school's first head football coach in 1893 and led the Indians to a 2–1 record.[5] Thompson also coached the Carlisle baseball, basketball, and track teams for five years.[6] From 1897 to 1907, he was in "practical charge of the athletics" at the school.[1] In 1907, he left Carlisle to teach at Reading High School for three years.[4] Thompson died in March 1940.[4]
References
- 1 2 INDIAN ATHLETES MAKE FINE RECORD; Director Thompson of Carlisle School Points Out Their Splendid Work. THEIR BASEBALL SKILL Bender's Excellent Showing -- Football Prowess Well Known -- Track Work, The New York Times, March 3, 1907.
- ↑ ALASKA NATIVE LED WAY TO BIG TIME SPORTS, The Anchorage Daily News, December 30, 1997.
- ↑ ESPN Book Club: "The Real All Americans", ESPN, August 9, 2007.
- 1 2 3 W.G. THOMPSON, 74, EDUCATOR, IS DEAD; Executive Director 15 Years of Carlisle Indian School Had Been Commercial Teacher HEADED TRAINING COURSE Directed Business Subjects at Plattsburg--Also Taught Physical Education, The New York Times, March 31, 1940.
- ↑ Coaching Records Game By Game, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ↑ The Carlisle Arrow, Volume IX, Number 9, Carlisle Indian Industrial School, November 1, 1919.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.