Glenn Thistlethwaite

Glenn Thistlethwaite
Thistlethwaite pictured in Sargasso 1913, Earlham yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1885-03-18)March 18, 1885
Franklin, Indiana, U.S.
DiedOctober 6, 1956(1956-10-06) (aged 71)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1905–1907Earlham
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908Illinois College
1909–1912Earlham
1910sOak Park HS (IL)
1922–1926Northwestern
1927–1931Wisconsin
1932–1933Carroll (WI)
1934–1941Richmond
Basketball
1909–1913Earlham
Baseball
1910–1911Earlham
1913Earlham
Men's track and field
1935–1941Richmond
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1934–1942Richmond
Head coaching record
Overall117–74–16 (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]

  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.