Arthur Morton (American football) explained

Arthur Morton
Birth Date:12 June 1914
Birth Place:Gilliam, Louisiana, U.S.
Death Place:Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Player Years1:1935–1937
Player Team1:LSU
Player Positions:Halfback
Coach Years1:1938
Coach Team1:Saint Stanislaus (MS)
Coach Years2:1939–1941
Coach Team2:Bogalusa HS (LA)
Coach Years3:1942
Coach Team3:Southeastern Louisiana
Coach Years4:1943–1946
Coach Team4:LSU (backfield/ends)
Coach Years5:1947–1948
Coach Team5:VMI
Coach Years6:1949–1951
Coach Team6:Mississippi State
Overall Record:22–31–2 (college)

Arthur Wilson "Slick" Morton Jr. (June 12, 1914 – April 19, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He was the head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana University (1942), the Virginia Military Institute (1947–1948), and Mississippi State University (1949–1951), compiling a career college football record of 22–31–2.

Playing career

Morton led Tallulah High School to back-to-back Louisiana state football championships in 1932 and 1933. Morton was personally recruited by Huey Long to attend Louisiana State University (LSU), where he lettered for the LSU Tigers football team from 1935 through 1937 and was captain of the 1937 squad.

Coaching career

High school

Morton began his coaching career in 1938 at Saint Stanislaus College, a Catholic prep school in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. There he mentored Doc Blanchard, who went on to win the Heisman Trophy in 1945 playing for Army. In 1939, Morton move to Bogalusa High School in Bogalusa, Louisiana, where he served as head football coach for three seasons.[1]

Southeastern Louisiana

Morton's first head coaching position was the fifth head coach at Southeastern Louisiana University and he held that position for the 1942 season. His coaching record at Southeastern Louisiana was 5–5 .[2]

VMI

Morton was named the 19th head coach for the Keydets and he held that position for two seasons, from 1947 until 1948. His career coaching record at VMI was 9–8–1.[3]

Later life

After his coaching days, Morton moved to Greenwood, Mississippi, entering business as a general contractor.

Head coaching record

College

Notes and References

  1. News: . Slick Morton of L.S.U. Named VMI Coach . . . January 29, 1947 . 6 . December 16, 2020 . .
  2. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southland/southeastern_louisiana/coaching_records.php Southeastern Louisiana University Lions football coaching records
  3. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/bigsouth/virginia_military_institute/coaching_records.php Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records