Ike Tomlinson
American athletics coach and college administrator (1910–2000)
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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 1947 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.
BornNovember 17, 1910
DiedMarch 9, 2000 (aged 89)
Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.
Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.
1945Arkansas State
1944–1949Arkansas State
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 17, 1910 |
| Died | March 9, 2000 (aged 89) Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1945 | Arkansas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1944–1949 | Arkansas State |
| Baseball | |
| 1947–1976 | Arkansas State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1945–1969 | Arkansas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–4–1 (football) 51–69 (basketball) 363–423–7 (baseball) |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State Indians (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1945) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Arkansas State | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| Arkansas State: | 2–4–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–4–1 | ||||||||
