Spotlight on Former Athlete: Tim Thompson - Men's Basketball 1957-61

In an interesting twist of events, a phone call in the summer of 1957 from Tim's high school coach led to him meeting Coach Beryl Shipley and to a new life in Lafayette. After a 27 hour train ride, Tim found a new environment, new friends and a new team.

Once school started and the team began adjusting to their new coach (1957 was Coach Shipley's first year as Head Basketball Coach at SLI), teamwork became the by-word. A starter beginning with his first game, Tim started each of the next 101 consecutive games. In contemporary language, he would be referred to as "The Iron Man" as he also never fouled out.

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