Roy Tillotson

Roy Everett Tillotson (April 1, 1891 – August 30, 1962) was an American coach and athletic trainer who coached at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana, and the University of Toledo.

Roy Tillotson
Biographical details
Born(1891-04-01)April 1, 1891
Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 30, 1962(1962-08-30) (aged 71)
East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1912–1914Oberlin
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916–1919Allegheny HS (PA)
1920–1923Hiram
1924–1929Miami (OH) (assistant)
1930–1948Franklin (IN)
Basketball
1920–1924Hiram
1924–1930Miami (OH)
1932–1947Franklin (IN)
Baseball
1921–1924Hiram
?–1949Franklin (IN)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
?–1949Franklin (IN)
Head coaching record
Overall53–110–10 (college football)
185–215 (college basketball)
12–25–1 (college baseball, Hiram only)

Tillotson was born in Oberlin, Ohio, where he graduated from Oberlin High School in 1910 and Oberlin College in 1916. He later earned an M.S. degree at Indiana University.

After teaching physical education and coaching at Allegheny High School in Pittsburgh for four years, he became a coach at Hiram College in 1920. He was head basketball coach at Miami University from 1924 until 1930, when he began a 19-year career at Franklin College. He became equipment manager and trainer at the University of Toledo in 1950, retiring the year before his death.

Tillotson died on August 30, 1962, at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago, Indiana, after suffering a heart attack. He and is buried alongside his wife, Mabelle, at Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, Indiana.[1]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Hiram Terriers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1920–1923)
1920 Hiram 0–90–617th
1921 Hiram 2–4–21–4–215th
1922 Hiram 2–71–6T–18th
1923 Hiram 5–25–2T–4th
Hiram: 9–22–27–18–2
Franklin Grizzlies (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1930–1946)
1930 Franklin 3–4–1
1931 Franklin 7–1
1932 Franklin 4–3–1
1933 Franklin 2–5–12–4–1T–9th
1934 Franklin 3–53–59th
1935 Franklin 1–71–714th
1936 Franklin 3–53–49th
1937 Franklin 3–4–13–3–19th
1938 Franklin 2–62–510th
1939 Franklin 1–71–712th
1940 Franklin 0–80–714th
1941 Franklin 2–5–12–4–110th
1942 Franklin 1–71–512th
1943 Franklin 0–2
1944 Franklin 1–3–1
1945 Franklin 0–50–510th
1946 Franklin 4–43–3T–7th
Franklin Grizzlies (Hoosier Conference) (1947–1948)
1947 Franklin 6–25–1T–2nd
1948 Franklin 1–5–21–4–27th
Franklin: 44–88–8
Total:53–110–10

References
  1. "Roy Tillotson Rites Announced". The Franklin Evening Star. Franklin, Indiana. August 31, 1962. p. 1. Retrieved December 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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