Forrest Lothrop
American football player and coach (1924–2021)
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Forrest Tisdale "Tiz" Lothrop (June 16, 1924 – May 29, 2021) was an American football coach. Lothrop was the sixth head football coach at Dickinson State College—now known as Dickinson State University–in Dickinson, North Dakota, serving for three seasons, from 1953 to 1955, and compiling a record of 10–10.[1]
BornJune 16, 1924
South Dakota, U.S.
South Dakota, U.S.
DiedMay 29, 2021 (aged 96)
Lennox, South Dakota, U.S.
Lennox, South Dakota, U.S.
1946–1948South Dakota State
1950–1951Beresford HS (SD)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 16, 1924 South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | May 29, 2021 (aged 96) Lennox, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1946–1948 | South Dakota State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1951 | Beresford HS (SD) |
| 1953–1955 | Dickinson State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–10 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NDIC (1955) | |
Lothrop attended high school in Redfield, South Dakota and played college football at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. In 1950, he was appointed head football coach at Beresford High School in Beresford, South Dakota.[2]
He died in Lennox, South Dakota in May 2021 at the age of 96.[3]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson State Savages (North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1953–1955) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Dickinson State | 2–5 | 2–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 1954 | Dickinson State | 3–4 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1955 | Dickinson State | 5–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Dickinson State: | 10–10 | 10–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
