John M. Thorpe

John M. Thorpe

Biographical details
Born	(1890-04-18)April 18, 1890 Washingtonville, Ohio, U.S.
Died	June 7, 1956(1956-06-07) (aged 66) Alliance, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1912–1915	Mount Union
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1917	Urbana HS (OH)
1919–1920	Urbana HS (OH)
1921	Cleveland East HS (OH)
1922–1931	Mount Union
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1922–1932	Mount Union
Head coaching record
Overall	55–32–7 (college)

John Moore Thorpe (April 18, 1890 – June 7, 1956) was an American college football player and coach.^[1] He served as the head football coach at Mount Union College—now known as Mount Union University—in Alliance, Ohio from 1922 to 1931, compiling a record of 55–32–7.^[2] Thorpe graduated from Leetonia High School, in Leetonia, Ohio, in 1910. He later worked as a safety service director in Alliance. He died there, on June 7, 1956, after a heart attack.^[3][4]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Mount Union Purple (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1922–1931)
1922	Mount Union	6–2–1	5–2	6th
1923	Mount Union	5–4	3–3	T–8th
1924	Mount Union	5–4–1	4–3–1	9th
1925	Mount Union	7–2–1	4–2–1	6th
1926	Mount Union	6–3	5–3	T–10th
1927	Mount Union	6–2–1	6–1–1	T–3rd
1928	Mount Union	4–5	4–2	2nd
1929	Mount Union	5–3–1	4–2–1	7th
1930	Mount Union	4–5–1	3–3	T–6th
1931	Mount Union	7–2–1	4–1	5th
Mount Union:		55–32–7	42–22–4
Total:		55–32–7

References

1. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football. NCAA. 1922.
2. Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
3. "John M. Thorpe". The Salem News. Salem, Ohio. June 8, 1956. p. 8. Retrieved October 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Thorpe, Ex-Mount Coach Succumbs". The Evening Independent. Massillon, Ohio. Associated Press. June 8, 1956. p. 14. Retrieved October 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• John M. Thorpe at Find a Grave