Forrest Tisdale "Tiz" Lothrop (June 16, 1924 – May 29, 2021) was an

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coach. Lothrop was the sixth head football coach at Dickinson State College—now known as

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–in

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, serving for three seasons, from 1953 to 1955, and compiling a record of 10–10. Lothrop attended high school in

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and played

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. In 1950, he was appointed head football coach at Beresford High School in

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. He died in

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in May 2021 at the age of 96.

Head coaching record

College

References

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