Frank Thompson | |
Birth Date: | 21 April 1886 |
Birth Place: | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
Death Place: | Saint-Mihiel, France |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1905–1908 |
Player Team2: | North Carolina A&M |
Player Sport3: | Baseball |
Player Years4: | 1906–1908 |
Player Team4: | North Carolina A&M |
Player Positions: | Fullback (football) Catcher (baseball) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1911–1913 |
Coach Team2: | Wake Forest |
Coach Sport3: | Baseball |
Coach Years4: | 1908–1911 |
Coach Team4: | North Carolina A&M |
Coach Years5: | 1913–1914 |
Coach Team5: | Wake Forest |
Overall Record: | 5–19 (football) |
Frank Martin Thompson (April 21, 1886 – September 13, 1918) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Wake Forest University from 1911 to 1913, compiling a record of 5–19. Thompson was also the head baseball coach at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now North Carolina State University—from 1908 to 1911 and at Wake Forest from 1913 to 1914. A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Thompson graduated from North Carolina A&M in 1909. He played on the school's varsity football team from 1905 to 1908 and the varsity baseball team from 1906 to 1908.[1] Martin served as a lieutenant in 15th Machine Gun Battalion during World War I. He was killed in action on September 13, 1918, at the Battle of Saint-Mihiel.[2] Frank Thompson Hall at North Carolina State University was named in his honor.[3]