Jerry Thompson (American football)

Jerry Thompson
Biographical details
Born	March 25, 1923; Baldwin, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 23, 2010 (aged 87); Barron, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1941–1943	St. Olaf
1944–1945	Wisconsin
Baseball
1945	Wisconsin
Track
1945	Wisconsin
Position(s)	Fullback, halfback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946	Manistique HS (MI)
1947	Upsala
1948–1950	Augustana (SD)
1951–1955	Neenah HS (WI)
1956–1957	Ripon
Baseball
1950–1951	Augustana (SD)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1947	Ripon
Head coaching record
Overall	21–28–1 (college football); 1–6 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 MWC (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 Augustana 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[edit]

College football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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 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[edit]

^ "Augustana Football Yearbooks". Augustana University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "Herman Jerome "Jerry" Thompson". Ripon Commonwealth Press. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "Jerry Thompson, Of Wisconsin, New Manistique Football Coach". Daily Press. Escanaba, Michigan. May 15, 1946. p. 10. Retrieved December 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .
^ "Augie Coach Accepts Job In Wisconsin". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. April 26, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved December 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .

[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 .

[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 .

[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 .

[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 .

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