James A. "Ike" Tomlinson (November 17, 1910 – March 9, 2000) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head baseball coach at Arkansas State University from 1948 to 1976, compiling a record of 363–423–7 and becoming the longest-tenured athletic coach at the school. The school's baseball facility, Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field, is named after him.[1] Tomlinson was also the head football coach at Arkansas State for season in 1945, tallying a mark of 2–4–1, and school's head basketball coach from 1944 to 1949, amassing a record of 51–69.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 17, 1910 |
| Died | March 9, 2000 (aged 89) Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1945 | Arkansas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1944–1949 | Arkansas State |
| Baseball | |
| 1948–1976 | Arkansas State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1945–1976 | Arkansas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–4–1 (football) 51–69 (basketball) 363–423–7 (baseball) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State Indians (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1945) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Arkansas State | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| Arkansas State: | 2–4–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–4–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field". Arkansas State Red Wolves. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
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