Ernest M. Tipton

Ernest M. Tipton

Biographical details
Born	(1889-01-02)January 2, 1889 Bowling Green, Missouri, U.S.
Died	February 25, 1955(1955-02-25) (aged 66) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Track
1910–1911	Missouri
Position(s)	Half-miler
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1911–1912	Westminster (MO)
1918	TCU
1919	East Texas State
Basketball
1919–1920	East Texas State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1918–?	TCU
Head coaching record
Overall	2–3 (basketball)

Ernest Moss Tipton (January 2, 1889 – February 25, 1955) was an American judge and college sports coach. He served on the Supreme Court of Missouri for 22 years, from 1933 until his death in 1955. Tipton was the head football coach at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri from 1911 to 1912, Texas Christian University (TCU) in 1918, and East Texas State Normal College—now known as the Texas A&M University–Commerce in 1919. He was also the head basketball coach at East Texas State for one season, in 1919–20.

Tipton was born on January 2, 1889, in Bowling Green, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri, where ran track and graduated with the law class of 1911.^[1] In 1932, Tipton was elected to succeeded Berryman Henwood on the Missouri high court,^[2] taking office in 1933. He died on February 25, 1955, in Kansas City, Missouri.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Westminster Blue Jays (Independent) (1911–1912)
1911	Westminster
1912	Westminster
Westminster:
TCU Horned Frogs (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1918)
1918	TCU	4–3	2–0
TCU:		4–3	2–0
East Texas State Lions (Independent) (1919–1920)
1919	East Texas State	4–1–1
East Texas State:		4–1–1
Total:

See also

• List of judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri

References

1. "E. M. Tipton Meets Democrats Here". Moberly Monitor-Index. Moberly, Missouri. March 21, 1932. p. 28. Retrieved September 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Burney Visits Supreme Court", The Kansas City Times (December 1, 1932), p. 2.
3. Carroll, Boyd F. (February 25, 1955). "Ernest M. Tipton, Chief Justice of Missouri, Dies—He Had Been Supreme Court Judge 22 Years—Noted for Brief, Clear Opinions". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 7. Retrieved September 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• Ernest M. Tipton at Find a Grave