Thomas Ransom (coach)

Thomas Ransom

Biographical details
Born	(1870-08-08)August 8, 1870 Grant County, Indiana, U.S.
Died	June 3, 1946(1946-06-03) (aged 75) Glendale, California, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1914	Michigan State Normal
Football
1914–1915	Michigan State Normal
Head coaching record
Overall	3–2–1 (football) 9–4 (basketball)

Thomas Harvey Ransom (August 8, 1870 – June 3, 1946) was an American football and basketball coach and a doctor.

Career

Ransom was the head football coach at Michigan State Normal College—now known as Eastern Michigan University—in Ypsilanti, Michigan, serving for the 1914 season, and compiling a record of 3–2–1.[1][2] He was also the head basketball coach at Michigan State Normal for the 1914–15 season, tallying a mark of 9–4.

Ransom, who had an M.D., resided at 950 Sheridan Street in Ypsilanti when he worked at the university.[3] He had previously resided at Bloomingdale, where he was one of the first citizens to own a car.[4][5] In addition to having the position as instructor in Physical Education, Ransom was also a health inspector at the school.[6]

Personal life

Born in Grant County, Indiana[7] in 1870, Ransom married Nelle Pearl Wiggins on April 2, 1902. He died on June 3, 1946, in California.[8]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Michigan State Normal Normalites (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1914)
1914	Michigan State Normal	3–2–1	1–0–1
Michigan State Normal:		3–2–1	1–0–1
Total:		3–2–1

Basketball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Michigan State Normal Normalites (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1914–1915)
1914–15	Michigan State Normal	9–4
Michigan State Normal:		9–4
Total:		9–4

References

1. "Football Bowl Subdivision: Eastern Michigan University Directory". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
2. DeLassus, David. "Eastern Michigan Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
3. Year book of the Michigan State Normal College for ...: Including register of students, also announcements for. Yearbook of the Michigan State Normal College. The College.
4. "Bloomingdaletwp".
5. "Journal". 1914.
6. Year book of the Michigan State Normal College for ...: Including register of students, also announcements for. Yearbook of the Michigan State Normal College. The College.
7. Rowland, Oran W. (1912). A History of Van Buren County, Michigan. Vol. 2. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 904.
8. "The Michigan Alumnus". 1946.

External links

• Thomas Ransom at Find a Grave