Glenn Thistlethwaite

Glenn Thistlethwaite
	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]

Coaching career

Northwestern

Thistlethwaite was the 15th head football coach at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and held that position for five seasons, from 1922 until 1926. His record at Northwestern was 21–17–1.^[2]

Carroll

Thistlethwaite was the 17th head football coach at Carroll College—now known as Carroll University—in Waukesha, Wisconsin and held that position for two seasons, from 1932 until 1933. His record at Carroll College was 10–2–1.

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Illinois College Blue Boys (Independent) (1908)
1908	Illinois College	1–4–2
Illinois College:		1–4–2
Earlham Quakers (Independent) (1909–1912)
1909	Earlham	5–1
1910	Earlham	3–3
1911	Earlham	6–1
1912	Earlham	4–4
Earlham:		18–9
Northwestern Purple/Wildcats (Big Ten Conference) (1922–1926)
1922	Northwestern	3–3–1	1–3–1	7th
1923	Northwestern	2–6	0–6	10th
1924	Northwestern	4–4	1–3	8th
1925	Northwestern	5–3	3–1	T–2nd
1926	Northwestern	7–1	5–1	T–1st
Northwestern:		21–17–1	10–13–1
Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (1927–1931)
1927	Wisconsin	4–4	1–4	T–9th
1928	Wisconsin	7–1–1	3–1–1	2nd
1929	Wisconsin	4–5	1–4	10th
1930	Wisconsin	6–2–1	2–2–1	T–4th
1931	Wisconsin	5–4–1	3–3	6th
Wisconsin:		26–16–3	10–14–2
Carroll Pioneers (Big Four Conference) (1932–1933)
1932	Carroll	4–2	2–1	2nd
Carroll Pioneers (Independent) (1932–1933)
1933	Carroll	6–0–1
Carroll:		10–2–1	2–1
Richmond Spiders (Virginia Conference) (1934–1935)
1934	Richmond	8–1	2–1	T–1st
1935	Richmond	3–3–3	1–1–1
Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) (1936–1941)
1936	Richmond	4–4–2	1–3	13th
1937	Richmond	5–4–1	2–3	T–8th
1938	Richmond	6–3–1	3–2–1	5th
1939	Richmond	7–1–2	3–1–1	T–4th
1940	Richmond	6–3	3–2	T–5th
1941	Richmond	2–7	0–6	16th
Richmond:		41–26–9	15–19–3
Total:		117–74–16
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth