Arthur Morton (American football)
Arthur Wilson "Slick" Morton Jr. (June 12, 1914 – April 19, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He was the head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana University (1942), the Virginia Military Institute (1947–1948), and Mississippi State University (1949–1951), compiling a career college football record of 22–31–2.
Morton pictured in Reveille 1950, Mississippi State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1914 Gilliam, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 19, 1999 (aged 84) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1935–1937 | LSU |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1938 | Saint Stanislaus (MS) |
| 1939–1941 | Bogalusa HS (LA) |
| 1942 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 1943–1946 | LSU (backfield/ends) |
| 1947–1948 | VMI |
| 1949–1951 | Mississippi State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–31–2 (college) |
Playing career edit
Morton led Tallulah High School to back-to-back Louisiana state football championships in 1932 and 1933. Morton was personally recruited by Huey Long to attend Louisiana State University (LSU), where he lettered for the LSU Tigers football team from 1935 through 1937 and was captain of the 1937 squad.
Coaching career edit
High school edit
Morton began his coaching career in 1938 at Saint Stanislaus College, a Catholic prep school in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. There he mentored Doc Blanchard, who went on to win the Heisman Trophy in 1945 playing for Army. In 1939, Morton move to Bogalusa High School in Bogalusa, Louisiana, where he served as head football coach for three seasons.[1]
Southeastern Louisiana edit
Morton's first head coaching position was the fifth head coach at Southeastern Louisiana University and he held that position for the 1942 season. His coaching record at Southeastern Louisiana was 5–5 .[2]
VMI edit
Morton was named the 19th head coach for the Keydets and he held that position for two seasons, from 1947 until 1948. His career coaching record at VMI was 9–8–1.[3]
Later life edit
After his coaching days, Morton moved to Greenwood, Mississippi, entering business as a general contractor.
Head coaching record edit
College edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Southeastern Louisiana | 5–5 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| Southeastern Louisiana: | 5–5 | 0–3 | |||||||
| VMI Keydets (Southern Conference) (1947–1948) | |||||||||
| 1947 | VMI | 3–5–1 | 2–3–1 | 11th | |||||
| 1948 | VMI | 6–3 | 5–1 | 3rd | |||||
| VMI: | 9–8–1 | 7–4–1 | |||||||
| Mississippi State Maroons (Southeastern Conference) (1949–1951) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Mississippi State | 0–8–1 | 0–6 | 12th | |||||
| 1950 | Mississippi State | 4–5 | 3–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1951 | Mississippi State | 4–5 | 2–5 | 11th | |||||
| Mississippi State: | 8–18–1 | 5–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 22–31–2 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Slick Morton of L.S.U. Named VMI Coach". The News Leader. Staunton, Virginia. January 29, 1947. p. 6. Retrieved December 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Southeastern Louisiana University Lions football coaching records February 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records December 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- Arthur Morton at Find a Grave