Jerry Thompson (American football)

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Jerry Thompson
Biographical details
Born(1923-03-25)March 25, 1923
Baldwin, Wisconsin
DiedDecember 23, 2010(2010-12-23) (aged 87)
Barron, Wisconsin
Playing career
Football
1941–1943St. Olaf
1944–1945Wisconsin
Baseball
1945Wisconsin
Track
1945Wisconsin
Position(s)Fullback, halfback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946Manistique HS (MI)
1947Upsala
1948–1950Augustana (SD)
1951–1955Neenah HS (WI)
1956–1957Ripon
Baseball
1950–1951Augustana (SD)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1947Ripon
Head coaching record
Overall21–28–1 (college football)
1–6 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MCAC (1957)

Herman Jerome Thompson (March 25, 1923 – December 23, 2010) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey in 1947, Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from 1948 to 1950, and Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin from 1956 to 1957.[1][2] Thompson was also the head baseball coach at Augustana from 1950 to 1951.

Thompson played college football at St. Olaf College and the University of Wisconsin. He also lettered in baseball and track at Wisconsin in 1945. After graduating from Wisconsin in 1946, Thompson began his coaching career that fall as the football coach at Manistique High School in Manistique, Michigan.[3][4]

Thompson was also a professor of physical education as Augustana. He resigned from his position has Augutana in 1951 to become head football and head track coach at Neenah High School in Neenah, Wisconsin.[5] He led his football teams at Neenah to a record of 30—6—3 in five seasons.[6]

Head coaching record[]

College football[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Upsala Vikings (Independent) (1947)
1947 Upsala 2–6
Upsala: 2–6
Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings (North Central Conference) (1948–1950)
1948 Augustana 3–6 2–4 T–4th
1949 Augustana 2–6 1–5 6th
1950 Augustana 2–7 1–5 6th
Augustana: 7–19 4–14
Ripon Redmen (Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1956–1957)
1956 Ripon 4–3–1 4–3–1 4th
1957 Ripon 8–0 8–0 1st
Ripon: 12–3–1 12–3–1
Total: 21–28–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References[]

  1. ^ "Augustana Football Yearbooks". Augustana University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Herman Jerome "Jerry" Thompson". Ripon Commonwealth Press. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Jerry Thompson, Of Wisconsin, New Manistique Football Coach". Daily Press. Escanaba, Michigan. May 15, 1946. p. 10. Retrieved December 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ "Jerry Thompson, Star Badger, Named Coach at Upsala College". La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. Associated Press. April 24, 1947. p. 16. Retrieved December 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Augie Coach Accepts Job In Wisconsin". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. April 26, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved December 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ "Jerry Thompson To Coach Ripon". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Associated Press. February 7, 1956. p. 14. Retrieved December 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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