Arthur Morton (American football)

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.

Arthur Morton
Morton pictured in Reveille 1950, Mississippi State yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1914-06-12)June 12, 1914
Gilliam, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedApril 19, 1999(1999-04-19) (aged 84)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Playing career
1935–1937LSU
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1938Saint Stanislaus (MS)
1939–1941Bogalusa HS (LA)
1942Southeastern Louisiana
1943–1946LSU (backfield/ends)
1947–1948VMI
1949–1951Mississippi State
Head coaching record
Overall22–31–2 (college)

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
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1942)
1942 Southeastern Louisiana 5–50–34th
Southeastern Louisiana: 5–50–3
VMI Keydets (Southern Conference) (1947–1948)
1947 VMI 3–5–12–3–111th
1948 VMI 6–35–13rd
VMI: 9–8–17–4–1
Mississippi State Maroons (Southeastern Conference) (1949–1951)
1949 Mississippi State 0–8–10–612th
1950 Mississippi State 4–53–47th
1951 Mississippi State 4–52–511th
Mississippi State: 8–18–15–15
Total:22–31–2

References
  1. "Slick Morton of L.S.U. Named VMI Coach". The News Leader. Staunton, Virginia. January 29, 1947. p. 6. Retrieved December 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. Southeastern Louisiana University Lions football coaching records Archived February 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records Archived December 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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