John M. Thorpe
American football player and coach (1890–1956)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1890-04-18)April 18, 1890 Washingtonville, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | June 7, 1956(1956-06-07) (aged 66) Alliance, Ohio, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1912–1915 | Mount Union |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1917 | Urbana HS (OH) |
1919–1920 | Urbana HS (OH) |
1921 | Cleveland East HS (OH) |
1922–1931 | Mount Union |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1922–1932 | Mount Union |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 55–32–7 (college) |
John Moore Thorpe (April 18, 1890 – June 7, 1956) was an American college football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Mount Union College—now known as Mount Union University—in Alliance, Ohio from 1922 to 1931, compiling a record of 55–32–7.[2] Thorpe graduated from Leetonia High School, in Leetonia, Ohio, in 1910. He later worked as a safety service director in Alliance. He died there, on June 7, 1956, after a heart attack.[3][4]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Mount Union Purple (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1922–1931) | |||||||||
1922 | Mount Union | 6–2–1 | 5–2 | 6th | |||||
1923 | Mount Union | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–8th | |||||
1924 | Mount Union | 5–4–1 | 4–3–1 | 9th | |||||
1925 | Mount Union | 7–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 6th | |||||
1926 | Mount Union | 6–3 | 5–3 | T–10th | |||||
1927 | Mount Union | 6–2–1 | 6–1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1928 | Mount Union | 4–5 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
1929 | Mount Union | 5–3–1 | 4–2–1 | 7th | |||||
1930 | Mount Union | 4–5–1 | 3–3 | T–6th | |||||
1931 | Mount Union | 7–2–1 | 4–1 | 5th | |||||
Mount Union: | 55–32–7 | 42–22–4 | |||||||
Total: | 55–32–7 |
References
- ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football. NCAA. 1922.
- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "John M. Thorpe". The Salem News. Salem, Ohio. June 8, 1956. p. 8. Retrieved October 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Thorpe, Ex-Mount Coach Succumbs". The Evening Independent. Massillon, Ohio. Associated Press. June 8, 1956. p. 14. Retrieved October 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
- John M. Thorpe at Find a Grave
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