Roy Tillotson

Roy Tillotson

Biographical details
Born	(1891-04-01)April 1, 1891 Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.
Died	August 30, 1962(1962-08-30) (aged 71) East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
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	53–110–10 (college football) 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 in Hiram, Ohio, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana, and the University of Toledo.

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.

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Hiram Terriers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1920–1923)
1920	Hiram	0–9	0–6	17th
1921	Hiram	2–4–2	1–4–2	15th
1922	Hiram	2–7	1–6	T–18th
1923	Hiram	5–2	5–2	T–4th
Hiram:		9–22–2	7–18–2
Franklin Grizzlies (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1930–1946)
1930	Franklin	3–4–1
1931	Franklin	7–1
1932	Franklin	4–3–1
1933	Franklin	2–5–1	2–4–1	T–9th
1934	Franklin	3–5	3–5	9th
1935	Franklin	1–7	1–7	14th
1936	Franklin	3–5	3–4	9th
1937	Franklin	3–4–1	3–3–1	9th
1938	Franklin	2–6	2–5	10th
1939	Franklin	1–7	1–7	12th
1940	Franklin	0–8	0–7	14th
1941	Franklin	2–5–1	2–4–1	10th
1942	Franklin	1–7	1–5	12th
1943	Franklin	0–2
1944	Franklin	1–3–1
1945	Franklin	0–5	0–5	10th
1946	Franklin	4–4	3–3	T–7th
Franklin Grizzlies (Hoosier Conference) (1947–1948)
1947	Franklin	6–2	5–1	T–2nd
1948	Franklin	1–5–2	1–4–2	7th
Franklin:		44–88–8
Total:		53–110–10

External links

• Roy Tillotson at Find a Grave