John Tomlin (American football)

John Francis "Bud" Tomlin II (c. 1913 – ?)

He served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas in 1943, compiling a 2–7 record.

Tomlin was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where he graduated from high school.

In 1936, he was hired as physical education director, history teacher, and coach at Maud High School in Maud, Oklahoma.

[1] Tomlin was hired as freshman coach at Arkansas in the fall of 1942. he succeeded George Cole as head football coach in 1943 when Cole left to serve in the United States Navy.