W. G. Thompson
American college football, baseball, and basketball coach; college athletics administrator
About W. G. Thompson
Lived 1865 – 1940 (aged 74). W. G. Thompson was an American basketball coach, american football coach and teacher.
William Grant Thompson (August 15, 1965 – March 30, 1940) was an American educator, university administrator, and college football coach. He served for 15 years as the executive director of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, school disciplinarian, and an instructor of business. Thompson also coached the Carlisle baseball, basketball, and track teams for five years. From 1897 to 1907, he was in "practical charge of the athletics" at the school. In 1907, he left Carlisle to teach at Reading High School for three years.
Thompson was born in Albany, New York, where he attended local schools. He was a cadet at the United States Military Academy in 1885–86, but resigned after one year. He subsequently graduated from Chautauqua Normal School of Physical Education and New York University (NYU). Following an illness lasting several months, Thompson died on March 30, 1940, at the Knickerbocker Hospital in New York City.
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Who was W. G. Thompson?
American college football, baseball, and basketball coach; college athletics administrator (1865–1940)
When was W. G. Thompson born?
W. G. Thompson was born on 15 August 1865 in Albany.
When did W. G. Thompson die?
W. G. Thompson died on 30 March 1940 in Manhattan.
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W. G. Thompson was a basketball coach, american football coach and teacher.
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W. G. Thompson was American.
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