Thomas Sullivan (American football)
American football player and coach (1892–1958)
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Thomas Talbot Sullivan (September 14, 1892 – November 30, 1958) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at George Washington University in 1916, Bates College from 1919 to 1920, and St. Lawrence University from 1925 to 1937. Sullivan played college football as an end at Colgate University.[1] He also coached baseball at St. Lawrence.[2][3] Sullivan returned to his alma mater, Colgate, in 1921 as an assistant football coach under head coach Ellery Huntington Jr.[4] He died on November 30, 1958, at Massena Memorial Hospital in Massena, New York, after suffering a heart attack.[5]
BornSeptember 14, 1892
Massena, New York, U.S.
Massena, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 30, 1958 (aged 66)
Massena, New York, U.S.
Massena, New York, U.S.
1910–1913Colgate
PositionEnd
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1892 Massena, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 30, 1958 (aged 66) Massena, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910–1913 | Colgate |
| Position | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| c. 1914 | Colgate (assistant) |
| 1915 | Compton HS (CA) |
| 1916 | George Washington |
| 1918 | Camp Merritt (NJ) |
| 1919–1920 | Bates |
| 1921 | Colgate (ends) |
| 1922 | St. Lawrence (assistant) |
| 1924 | Clarkson (assistant) |
| 1925–1937 | St. Lawrence |
| Baseball | |
| 1925–1938 | St. Lawrence |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 57–47–9 |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Hatchetites (Independent) (1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | George Washington | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| George Washington: | 3–3–1 | ||||||||
| Bates Bobcats (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Bates | 1–4–1 | |||||||
| 1920 | Bates | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| Bates: | 3–8–2 | ||||||||
| St. Lawrence Saints (New York State Conference) (1925–1937) | |||||||||
| 1925 | St. Lawrence | 6–0–1 | |||||||
| 1926 | St. Lawrence | 4–2–1 | 2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1927 | St. Lawrence | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| 1928 | St. Lawrence | 3–3 | 2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1929 | St. Lawrence | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1930 | St. Lawrence | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1931 | St. Lawrence | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1932 | St. Lawrence | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1933 | St. Lawrence | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1934 | St. Lawrence | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1935 | St. Lawrence | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1936 | St. Lawrence | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1937 | St. Lawrence | 4–4 | |||||||
| St. Lawrence: | 51–36–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | 57–47–9 | ||||||||
