Thomas H. Skemp (August 25, 1897 – May 22, 1977) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Saint Mary's College—now known as Saint Mary's University of Minnesota—in Winona, Minnesota from 1919 to 1932, compiling a record of 60–36–9. Skemp was also the head basketball coach at Saint Mary's from 1919 to 1928, amassing a record of 27–73, and the school's head baseball coach from 1924 to 1928, tallying a mark of 4–17.[1][2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 25, 1897 La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | May 22, 1977 (aged 79) La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1914 | La Crosse State Normal |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1932 | Saint Mary's (MN) |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1928 | Saint Mary's (MN) |
| Baseball | |
| 1924–1928 | Saint Mary's (MN) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1928 | Saint Mary's (MN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 60–36–9 (football) 27–73 (basketball) 4–17 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 MIAC (1928–1929) | |
Skemp was born on August 25, 1897, in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He graduated from La Crosse Central High School in 1913 and then attended La Crosse State Normal School—now known as University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, where he played college football before graduating in 1915.[3]
Skemp began a law practice in La Crosse in 1928 and formed a partnership with Quincy Hale in 1936. He died on May 22, 1977, in La Crosse.[4][5]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's Maroon and White (Independent) (1919–1927) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Saint Mary's | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1920 | Saint Mary's | 1–6–1 | |||||||
| 1921 | Saint Mary's | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1922 | Saint Mary's | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1923 | Saint Mary's | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Saint Mary's | 4–1–3 | |||||||
| 1925 | Saint Mary's | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1926 | Saint Mary's | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1927 | Saint Mary's | 7–0 | |||||||
| Saint Mary's Redmen (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1928–1929) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Saint Mary's | 5–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1929 | Saint Mary's | 6–1–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| Saint Mary's Redmen (Independent) (1930–1932) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Saint Mary's | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1931 | Saint Mary's | 3–2–2 | |||||||
| 1932 | Saint Mary's | 4–2 | |||||||
| Saint Mary's: | 60–36–9 | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 60–36–9 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Tom Skemp Resigns as St. Mary's Coach". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. December 17, 1932. p. 22. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Football, Hockey Had Heyday at Terrace Heights". Winona Daily News. Winona, Minnesota. November 19, 1955. p. K12. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Thomas Skemp Named Normal School Regent". La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. March 22, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "49-year lawyer in city, Thomas H. Skemp, dies". La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. May 23, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hessel, Susan T. (May 24, 1977). "City lawyer was fighting advocate". La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. p. 7. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
