Jess Thompson

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Jess Thompson
Biographical details
Born(1907-08-14)August 14, 1907
Temple, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedJanuary 26, 1975(1975-01-26) (aged 67)
Hempstead, New York, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1928–1930Central State (OK)
PositionCenter
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931–1933Seminole HS (OK)
1934–1935Cameron (line)
1936–1937Jet HS (OK)
1939–1941Cameron
1946Cameron
1947Centenary
1948Mississippi Southern (assistant)
1951–1954Cameron
1955–1959Tulsa (line)
1960Texas Tech (line)
1961–1964Calgary Stampeders (assistant)
Basketball
1948–1949Mississippi Southern
Head coaching record
Overall1–9–1 (college football)
6–10 (college basketball)
57–23–1 (junior college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
4 OJCC (1939, 1941, 1946, 1954)
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Jess E. Thompson (August 14, 1907 – January 26, 1975) was an American gridiron football, and basketball coach. He served three stints as the head football coach at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma—1939 to 1941, in 1946, and 1951 to 1954—and at Centenary College of Louisiana in 1947.[1] Thompson was also the head basketball coach at Mississippi Southern College—now known as the University of Southern Mississippi—from 1948 to 1949.[2] He was assistant coach for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for four seasons and also served as a scout for the Houston Oilers and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL).[3]

Thompson died of an apparent heart attack, on January 26, 1975, at a hotel in Hempstead, New York.[4][5]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing
Centenary Gentlemen (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1947)
1947 Centenary 1–9–1 1–4 5th
Centenary: 1–9–1 1–4
Total: 1–9–1

College basketball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Mississippi Southern Southerners (Gulf States Conference) (1948–1949)
1948–49 Mississippi Southern 6–10 5–9 8th
Mississippi Southern: 6–10 (.375) 5–9 (.357)
Total: 6–10 (.375)

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Junior college football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Cameron Aggies (Oklahoma Junior College Conference) (1939–1941)
1939 Cameron 8–1 4–0 1st
1940 Cameron 8–3
1941 Cameron 8–2–1 3–0 1st
Cameron Aggies (Oklahoma Junior College Conference) (1946)
1946 Cameron 10–1 6–0 W Papoose Bowl
Cameron Aggies (Big Six Junior College Conference) (1951–1952)
1951 Cameron 6–4 1–2 3rd
1952 Cameron 7–3 3–1 2nd
Cameron Aggies () (1953)
1953 Cameron 4–6
Cameron Aggies (Oklahoma Junior College Conference) (1954)
1954 Cameron 6–3 4–0 1st
Cameron: 57–21–1
Total: 57–23–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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