 Thistlethwaite pictured in Sargasso 1913, Earlham yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 18, 1885 Franklin, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | October 6, 1956 (aged 71) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1905–1907 | Earlham |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1908 | Illinois College |
| 1909–1912 | Earlham |
| 1910s | Oak Park HS (IL) |
| 1922–1926 | Northwestern |
| 1927–1931 | Wisconsin |
| 1932–1933 | Carroll (WI) |
| 1934–1941 | Richmond |
| Basketball | |
| 1909–1913 | Earlham |
| Baseball | |
| 1910–1911 | Earlham |
| 1913 | Earlham |
| Men's track and field | |
| 1935–1941 | Richmond |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1934–1942 | Richmond |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 117–74–16 (college football) 22–25 (college basketball) 18–17–1 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 Big Ten (1926) 1 Virginia (1934) | |
Glenn Franklin Thistlethwaite (March 18, 1885 – October 6, 1956) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Illinois College (1908), Earlham College (1909–1912), Northwestern University (1922–1926), the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1927–1931), Carroll College—now known as Carroll University—in Waukesha, Wisconsin (1932–1933), and the University of Richmond (1934–1941), compiling a career college football record of 117–74–16. Coaching at Northwestern from 1922 to 1926, Thistlethwaite compiled a 21–17–1 record, making him one of the most successful coaches in Northwestern Wildcats football history. In 1926, his team won a share of the Big Ten Conference title, only the second in school history, and his tenure sparked a revival in Northwestern football after a post-World War I decline. From 1927 to 1931, Thistlethwaite coached at Wisconsin, tallying a 26–16–3 mark. From 1934 to 1941, he coached at Richmond, where he oversaw the school's entry into the Southern Conference in 1936. Born in Franklin, Indiana in 1885, Thistlethwaite died at the age of 71, on October 6, 1956, of a heart attack at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia.[1]
- ^ "Glenn Thistlethwaite; Former Footboll Coach Had Only One Losing Season" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. October 7, 1956. Retrieved August 16, 2011.