Tom Conrad
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1910 Roselle Park, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1986 New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1934 | Morgan |
| late 1930s | New York Brown Bombers |
| Basketball | |
| early 1930s | Morgan |
| Baseball | |
| 1930 | Newark Browns |
| early 1930s | Morgan |
| Track and field | |
| early 1930s | Morgan |
| Positions | Halfback (football) Center, forward, guard (basketball) Pitcher (baseball) 4 × 440 yards relay, javelin throw (track and field) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1943–1949 | Delaware State |
| 1950–1969 | Winston-Salem State |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1943–1950 | Delaware State |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1944–1950 | Delaware State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| c. 1943–1950 | Delaware State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 98–104–10 (football) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
Thomas R. "Tank" Conrad (c. 1910 – December 7, 1986) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Delaware State College (now known as Delaware State University) from 1943 to 1949 and Winston-Salem State College (now known as Winston-Salem State University) from 1950 to 1969. Jackson is the longest tenured head coach in the history of the Winston-Salem State Rams football program and its all-time leader in wins. He coached Delaware State's only bowl game win, a 7–6 Flower Bowl victory over Florida N&I. Conrad also coached basketball and baseball at Delaware State, and served as the school's athletic director.
Conrad was born in Roselle Park, New Jersey, where he graduated, in 1930, from Roselle Park High School. He then attended Morgan College—now known as Morgan State University—where he compted in football, basketball, baseball, and track and field.[1][2]
After graduating from Morgan, Conrad played professional football for the New York Brown Bombers. He also played professional baseball for the Newark Browns of Negro league baseball. Conrad died at the age of 76, on December 7, 1986, at Middlesex General University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[1]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware State Hornets (Independent) (1944) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Delaware State | 2–3 | |||||||
| Delaware State Hornets (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1945–1949) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Delaware State | 4–3 | 3–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1946 | Delaware State | 4–4 | 3–4 | 9th | W Flower Bowl | ||||
| 1947 | Delaware State | 4–4 | 4–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1948 | Delaware State | 4–5 | 4–4 | 11th | |||||
| 1949 | Delaware State | 3–5–1 | 3–5–1 | 11th | |||||
| Delaware State: | 21–24–1 | 17–19–1 | |||||||
| Winston-Salem State Rams (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1950–1969) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Winston-Salem State | 4–1–3 | 3–1–2 | ||||||
| 1951 | Winston-Salem State | 4–4 | 4–2 | 8th | |||||
| 1952 | Winston-Salem State | 4–4 | 2–4 | 11th | |||||
| 1953 | Winston-Salem State | 3–5–1 | 2–4 | T–12th | |||||
| 1954 | Winston-Salem State | 3–5 | 2–5 | T–11th | |||||
| 1955 | Winston-Salem State | 7–2 | 5–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1956 | Winston-Salem State | 4–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–9th | |||||
| 1957 | Winston-Salem State | 5–4 | 5–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1958 | Winston-Salem State | 3–5–1 | 3–5 | 13th | |||||
| 1959 | Winston-Salem State | 6–2 | 5–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1960 | Winston-Salem State | 6–2 | 5–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1961 | Winston-Salem State | 6–1–1 | 6–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1962 | Winston-Salem State | 3–5 | 2–5 | T–12th | |||||
| 1963 | Winston-Salem State | 4–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1964 | Winston-Salem State | 4–4 | 4–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1965 | Winston-Salem State | 2–7 | 2–6 | 16th | |||||
| 1966 | Winston-Salem State | 2–5 | 2–5 | 15th | |||||
| 1967 | Winston-Salem State | 3–5 | 3–4 | T–10th | |||||
| 1968 | Winston-Salem State | 3–5–1 | 2–5–1 | 14th | |||||
| 1969 | Winston-Salem State | 2–7 | 1–7 | 15th | |||||
| Winston-Salem State: | 78–80–9 | 64–70–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 99–104–10 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Thomas (Tank) Conrad, 76, standout athlete". The Star-Ledger. Newark, New Jersey. December 9, 1986. p. 86. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tank Conrad to Coach Delaware State Eleven". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. September 14, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved June 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Thomas Conrad". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
- ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Tom R. Conrad". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
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