Ike Tomlinson Explained

Ike Tomlinson
Birth Date:17 November 1910
Death Place:Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1945
Coach Team2:Arkansas State
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1944–1949
Coach Team4:Arkansas State
Coach Sport5:Baseball
Coach Years6:1948–1976
Coach Team6:Arkansas State
Admin Years1:1945–1976
Admin Team1:Arkansas State
Overall Record:2–4–1 (football)
51–69 (basketball)
363–423–7 (baseball)

James A. "Ike" Tomlinson (November 17, 1910 – March 9, 2000) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head baseball coach at Arkansas State University from 1948 to 1976, compiling a record of 363–423–7 and becoming the longest-tenured athletic coach at the school. The school's baseball facility, Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field, is named after him.[1] Tomlinson was also the head football coach at Arkansas State for season in 1945, tallying a mark of 2–4–1, and school's head basketball coach from 1944 to 1949, amassing a record of 51–69.

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field . Arkansas State Red Wolves . August 7, 2011 . September 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929153746/https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7200&ATCLID=207069 . dead .