Emmet C. "Tom" Thompson II (born c. 1948) is an American former college football player who was a member of the football team at Austin College in Sherman, Texas during the 2009 NCAA Division III football season. In 2011, he earned a graduate degree from Austin College. He has been the kicking coach for the football team at Austin College since the 2010 season. In September 2012, Carpenter's Son Publishing released Thompson's non-fiction autobiography entitled, Kick Start.