Roy Tillotson

Roy Tillotson

Biographical details
Born	(1891-04-01)April 1, 1891 Oberlin, Ohio
Died	August 30, 1962(1962-08-30) (aged 71) East Chicago, Indiana
Playing career
Football
1912–1914	Oberlin
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916–1919	Allegheny HS (PA)
1920–1923	Hiram
1924–1929	Miami (OH) (assistant)
1930–1948	Franklin (IN)
Basketball
1920–1924	Hiram
1924–1930	Miami (OH)
1932–1947	Franklin (IN)
Baseball
1921–1924	Hiram
?–1949	Franklin (IN)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
?–1949	Franklin (IN)
Head coaching record
Overall	9–22–2 (college football, Hiram only) 185–215 (college basketball) 12–25–1 (college baseball, Hiram only)

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

He 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, Pennsylvania 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.

External links

• Roy Tillotson at Find a Grave