For those who have attended and/or played in a TCL Signature or Conference event, you may have at some point crossed paths with J. D. Thompson. He is one of the guys who is behind the score table doing a little, no, make that a lot of everything! He calls out matches, answers questions...lots of questions and runs multiple brackets, just to mention a few tasks he performs. Thompson is a vital piece to the TCL puzzle and his hard work and efforts are appreciated more than he will ever know.
Raised in New Philadelphia, OH, Thompson was a four year Varsity basketball player for the Fighting Quakers. He attended Wright State and was a walk on for the Raider basketball team before tearing his ACL. He went on to become an Engineer and moved to Mansfield in 2006 to work at Lockheed Martin. He spent most of his career there developing Guidance Navigation and Controls systems for Air Defense missiles...y'all, J D is a stinking Rocket Scientist!!!
In 2012 he and a buddy started C4C, (Caring for Community but also referred to it as Cornhole for Community) and hosted a fund raising tournament for a local family in need. They had 17 teams raising nearly $2000.00 and decided they wanted to do it more often. Since then they have been a part of giving away about $90,000.00!! Wowser!
He doesn't typically play many events but I believe I've heard rumblings on the streets that he will be playing in Mesquite! Do not take him lightly, he can fill it up folks!
If you see him, give him a high five or some knuckles and tell him thanks for all he does. He's very deserving!
Till next time, Y'all stay safe and throw 'em straight!
