Ike Tomlinson
American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator
About Ike Tomlinson
Lived 1910 – 2000 (aged 89). Ike Tomlinson was an American basketball coach.
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 1947 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. 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.
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Who was Ike Tomlinson?
American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator (1910-2000)
When was Ike Tomlinson born?
Ike Tomlinson was born on 17 November 1910.
When did Ike Tomlinson die?
Ike Tomlinson died on 9 March 2000 in Jonesboro.
What was Ike Tomlinson's occupation?
Ike Tomlinson was a basketball coach.
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Ike Tomlinson was American.
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