N. Kerr Thompson

N. Kerr Thompson
Biographical details
Born	November 18, 1888; Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 20, 1968 (aged 79); Grove City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Slippery Rock (1908)
Playing career
Football
1912	Ursinus
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916–1917	Ursinus
1920–1945	Slippery Rock
Basketball
1916–1918	Ursinus
1919–1926	Slippery Rock
1930–1947	Slippery Rock
Baseball
1948–1955	Slippery Rock
Head coaching record
Overall	133–64–15 (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[edit]

Football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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	2–4–1	1–2	T–8th
1935	Slippery Rock	5–4	2–1	5th
1936	Slippery Rock	6–3	3–1	4th
1937	Slippery Rock	3–6	0–3	T–10th
1938	Slippery Rock	6–2–1	3–0–1	2nd
1939	Slippery Rock	8–0	5–0	1st
1940	Slippery Rock	4–3–1	1–1–1	T–6th
1941	Slippery Rock	2–4–1	1–3	10th
1942	Slippery Rock	4–2	2–2	T–4th
1943	No team—World War II
1944	No team—World War II
1945	Slippery Rock	3–0–1
Slippery Rock:		126–58–11	20–14–2
Total:		133–64–15
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

N. Kerr Thompson at Find a Grave

[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 .

[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 .

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