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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 18, 1890 Washingtonville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 7, 1956 (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) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ 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
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- ^ "Thorpe, Ex-Mount Coach Succumbs". The Evening Independent. Massillon, Ohio. Associated Press. June 8, 1956. p. 14. Retrieved October 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
