Ernest M. Tipton
Ernest Moss Tipton (January 2, 1889 – February 25, 1955) was an American judge and college sports coach. He served on the Supreme Court of Missouri for 22 years, from 1933 until his death in 1955. Tipton was the head football coach at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri from 1911 to 1912, Texas Christian University (TCU) in 1918, and East Texas State Normal College—now known as the Texas A&M University–Commerce in 1919. He was also the head basketball coach at East Texas State for one season, in 1919–20.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 2, 1889 Bowling Green, Missouri |
| Died | February 25, 1955 (aged 66) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Playing career | |
| Track | |
| 1910–1911 | Missouri |
| Position(s) | Half-miler |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1912 | Westminster (MO) |
| 1918 | TCU |
| 1919 | East Texas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1920 | East Texas State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1918–? | TCU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–3 (basketball) |
Tipton was born on January 2, 1889, in Bowling Green, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri, where ran track and graduated with the law class of 1911.[1] Tipton died on February 25, 1955, in Kansas City, Missouri.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Blue Jays (Independent) (1911–1912) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Westminster | ||||||||
| 1912 | Westminster | ||||||||
| Westminster: | |||||||||
| TCU Horned Frogs (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1918) | |||||||||
| 1918 | TCU | 4–3 | 2–0 | ||||||
| TCU: | 4–3 | 2–0 | |||||||
| East Texas State Lions (Independent) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
| 1919 | East Texas State | 4–1–1 | |||||||
| East Texas State: | 4–1–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 77–59–14 | ||||||||
References
- "E. M. Tipton Meets Democrats Here". Moberly Monitor-Index. Moberly, Missouri. March 21, 1932. p. 28. Retrieved September 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
- Carroll, Boyd F. (February 25, 1955). "Ernest M. Tipton, Chief Justice of Missouri, Dies—He Had Been Supreme Court Judge 22 Years—Noted for Brief, Clear Opinions". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 7. Retrieved September 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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