 McConnell pictured in Debris 1914 Purdue yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 26, 1888 Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 1970 (aged 81) Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1913 | Purdue |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1914 | Doane |
| 1915–1916 | Arkansas |
| Baseball | |
| 1916 | Arkansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–8–3 (football) 10–5 (baseball) |
Thomas Thurmon (or Thurman) McConnell (August 26, 1888 – February 9, 1970) was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Doane College in Nebraska in 1914 and at the University of Arkansas from 1915 to 1916, compiling a career college football record of 12–8–3. McConnell was also the head baseball coach at Arkansas in 1916, tallying a mark of 10–5.
McConnell was born in Springfield, Missouri in 1888.[1] He was an alumnus of Purdue University, graduating in the class of 1914 with a BS in agriculture.[2][3] McConnell died in 1970 in Springfield. His wife, Mary, died in 1986. They are both interred at Maple Park Cemetery in Springfield.
- ^ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Image United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-25087-59123-41 — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "1914 Debris :: Debris Yearbook". earchives.lib.purdue.edu. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Hale, Harrison (1948). "University of Arkansas, 1871-1948".