N. Kerr Thompson
Biographical details
Born(1888-11-18)November 18, 1888
Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 20, 1968(1968-09-20) (aged 79)
Grove City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materSlippery Rock (1908)
Playing career
Football
1912Ursinus
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916–1917Ursinus
1920–1945Slippery Rock
Basketball
1916–1918Ursinus
1919–1926Slippery Rock
1930–1947Slippery Rock
Baseball
1948–1955Slippery Rock
Head coaching record
Overall133–64–15 (football)
269–144 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 PSTCC (1939)

Nelson Kerr Thompson (November 18, 1888 – September 20, 1968) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Ursinus College from 1916 to 1917 and Slippery Rock State Teachers College—now known as Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania—from 1920 to 1945, compiling a career college football coaching record of 133–64–5.[1][2] Thompson was the head basketball coach at Ursinus from 1916 to 1918 and Slippery Rock from 1919 to 1926 and from 1930 to 1946, tallying a career college basketball mark of 269–144.[3]

Thompson was born on November 18, 1888, in Butler County, Pennsylvania, to Nelson and Jessie Kerr Thompson. He graduated from Ursinus in 1912 and later earned a degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Thompson died on September 20, 1968, at Bashline Memorial Hospital in Grove City, Pennsylvania.[4][5]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Ursinus Bears (Independent) (1916–1917)
1916 Ursinus 4–3–2
1917 Ursinus 3–3–2
Ursinus: 7–6–4
Slippery Rock (Independent) (1920–1933)
1920 Slippery Rock 6–1
1921 Slippery Rock 5–3
1922 Slippery Rock 3–3
1923 Slippery Rock 9–1
1924 Slippery Rock 9–0
1925 Slippery Rock 4–3–2
1926 Slippery Rock 7–1–1
1927 Slippery Rock 8–1
1928 Slippery Rock 7–2
1929 Slippery Rock 6–2
1930 Slippery Rock 5–3–1
1931 Slippery Rock 4–5
1932 Slippery Rock 3–5–1
1933 Slippery Rock 7–0–1
Slippery Rock Rockets (Pennsylvania State Teachers Conference / Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference) (1934–1935)
1934 Slippery Rock 2–4–11–2T–8th
1935 Slippery Rock 5–42–15th
1936 Slippery Rock 6–33–14th
1937 Slippery Rock 3–60–3T–10th
1938 Slippery Rock 6–2–13–0–12nd
1939 Slippery Rock 8–05–01st
1940 Slippery Rock 4–3–11–1–1T–6th
1941 Slippery Rock 2–4–11–310th
1942 Slippery Rock 4–22–2T–4th
1943 No team—World War II
1944 No team—World War II
1945 Slippery Rock 3–0–1
Slippery Rock: 126–58–1120–14–2
Total:133–64–15
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ↑ "All-Time Results" (PDF). Ursinus Bears football. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ "N. Kerr Thompson". Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Men's Basketball Records". Slippery Rock men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ "N. K. Thompson died after illness". New Castle News. New Castle, Pennsylvania. September 21, 1968. p. 3. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Rite Tuesday For Ex-Coach". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 22, 1968. p. 2, section 3. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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