Ronnie Thompson (American football)
Ronald H. Thompson (born c. 1944) is a former American football coach. He coached for almost 40 years in the high school and collegiate ranks.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1944 Port Arthur, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1967 | Louisiana College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968–1970 | Texas City HS (TX) |
| 1971–1973 | Jefferson HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1974–1975 | Vidor HS (TX) |
| 1976–1977 | Lamar (OC) |
| 1978–1981 | Thomas Jefferson HS (TX) |
| 1982–1985 | Texas (QB/RB) |
| 1986–1988 | Texas A&M (QB/RB) |
| 1989–1992 | South Garland (TX) (OC) |
| 1993–2001 | South Garland HS |
| 2006–2008 | Memorial HS (TX) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 89–77–3 |
Thompson graduated in 1962 from Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, Texas and went on to play at Louisiana College. After graduation, he coached at various high schools. As a young assistant coach at San Antonio Jefferson High School, he closely followed the exploits of the 1971 4A state champions Robert E. Lee High School, playing a pass-happy offense coached by John Ferrara, who in 1975 became an assistant at SMU. In 1978 Thompson installed a very similar offense at Port Arthur Jefferson High School, led by quarterback-receiver duo Todd Dodge and Brent Duhon.[1] Jefferson reached the 1980 state championship game but lost to Odessa Permian.[2]
A year after Dodge left for Texas, Thompson joined the Longhorns as backfield coach under Fred Akers. Later Thompson went to coach at Texas A&M University under offensive coordinator Lynn Amedee and head coach Jackie Sherrill.[3] He is a retired head coach from Port Arthur Memorial High School.[4]
References
- "Faces in the Crowd".
- "Panthers rally for 5A title". The Galveston Daily News. December 21, 1980. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bohls, Kirk (November 27, 1986). "Ironic twist brings Thompson to old home". Austin American-Statesman. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
- Clark, Ryan S. (December 18, 2008). "Thompson steps down as Memorial coach". Beaumont Enterprise.