Truman State University Athletics

Clint Thompson was the head athletics trainer for the Bulldogs from 1985-2001 and was instrumental in shaping the lives of athletic training students, student-athletes, and coaches. Thompson served as editor of the Journal of National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) for 15 years and spent 31 years teaching beginning and advanced athletic training classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Thompson is already a member of three other halls of fame. In 2004, he was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame, while in 1999, he was inducted into the Mid-America Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame and he has been a member of the Michigan Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame since 1991. The NATA has presented the Clint Thompson Award since 1997 to an individual with an outstanding non-research manuscript which is published by the Journal of NATA. Since his retirement, Thompson has been living in Seattle, Washington with his wife Kathy and is serving as Vice President of the Research and Education Foundation for the NATA. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas and masters from Michigan State.