[1][2][3] In November 1981, Thompson was named interim head coach for the final game of the season following the suspension of Lambert Reed for striking a player with an ax handle.
[4] Following the firing of Reed, Thompson was named the full-time head coach, and served in that capacity at Morris Brown from 1981 to 1995 and compiled an overall record of 50–89–4.
[1] After being fired from Morris Brown in December 1995, Thompson was hired as offensive coordinator at Clark Atlanta University (CAU) by Willie Hunter.
[5] Thompson then returned to Morris Brown where he served as offensive coordinator from 2001 to 2002 under head coach Sol Brannan.
Morris Brown subsequently fired Thompson in January 2003 in an effort to save money after the college lost its accreditation.