Mike Thompson (umpire)

Mike Thompson

Biographical details
Born	(1877-07-22)July 22, 1877 Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	May 31, 1939(1939-05-31) (aged 61) Emmitsburg, Maryland, U.S.
Playing career
1899–1900	Georgetown
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908–1910	Washington College
1911–1912	Mount St. Mary's
Basketball
1911–1913	Mount St. Mary's
1917–1920	Mount St. Mary's
Baseball
1901–1912	Washington College
1911–1913	Mount St. Mary's
1918–1920	Mount St. Mary's

Michael J. Thompson (July 22, 1877 – May 31, 1939)^[1] was once dean of American football officials, as well as a baseball umpire.^[2] He famously officiated the 1903 Carlisle-Harvard football game.

He also coached, at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, and at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.^[3][4] In Emmitsburg, he was later a burgess. He died unexpectedly on May 31, 1939.^[5]

Early life

Thompson was born on July 22, 1877, in Waterbury, Connecticut, to Owen Thompson and Anna Mary nee Collins.^[6][7] He attended the College of the Holy Cross, where he helped organize the football team. Thompson was a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington D. C., where he was the first graduate manager of athletics in 1901.^[8]

References

1. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YTS-9QWG?cc=1968530&wc=9FWH-GPD%3A928312001%2C928645101 : 12 September 2019), Maryland > Frederick County no 2; K-Z > image 3362 of 4246; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. "THOMPSON AS REFEREE.; Georgetown Man to Officiate at Two Big Football Games". The New York Times. November 7, 1907.
3. Justine Hendricks. "Pigskin Pioneers: A History of Football at Washington College". Archived from the original on November 29, 2015.
4. "The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide". 1920.
5. Wynne, Kira. "2020-05-31".
6. "M. J. Thompson Dies; Dean of Grid Officials". The Gettysburg Times. May 31, 1939. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
7. "Gridiron Gossip" (PDF). Washington Herald. November 9, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
8. "Mike Thompson". The Day. August 14, 1909.