John Moore Thorpe (April 18, 1890 â June 7, 1956) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mount Union CollegeâÂÂnow known as Mount Union UniversityâÂÂin Alliance, Ohio from 1922 to 1931, compiling a record of 55âÂÂ32âÂÂ7. Thorpe graduated from Leetonia High School, in Leetonia, Ohio, in 1910. He later worked as a safety service director in Alliance. He died there, on June 7, 1956, after a heart attack.