Forrest Twogood
Shawnee Robins | |
1932–1933 | Toledo Mud Hens |
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Position(s) | Pitcher (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
1929–1936 | USC (assistant) |
1936–1941 | Idaho |
1941–1942 | San Francisco |
1949–1950 | USC (assistant) |
1950–1966 | USC |
Baseball | |
1937–1941 | Idaho |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1966–1972 | USC (assistant AD) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 317–260 (basketball) 34–90 (baseball) |
Tournaments | 3–5 ( regular season (1961) |
Awards | |
Helms Foundation Hall of Fame | |
Forrest Twogood | |
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Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1942–1945 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | Training |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Forrest Floyd "Twogie" Twogood (April 29, 1907 – April 26, 1972) was a
Born in Kingsley, Iowa, Twogood was three-sport athlete at Central High School in Sioux City, then played basketball and baseball at the University of Iowa, before being signed in baseball by Branch Rickey's St. Louis Cardinals.[1] A left-handed pitcher, he played four seasons of minor league baseball while spending his winters in Los Angeles as an assistant basketball coach at USC under Sam Barry, his coach at Iowa, from 1929 to 1936.[2][3]
After arm trouble led to his retirement from baseball in 1934, Twogood was the basketball head coach at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho from 1936 to 1941,[4] (and also the Vandals' baseball coach (1937–41)),[5] and the University of San Francisco for a season (1941–42).[6][7]
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy, then worked in the private sector and also as supervisor of officials in the Pacific Coast Conference.[3]
Twogood returned to
"Athlete and coach, able administrator, dedicated sportsman, man of courage, honor and compassion, Forrest Twogood is synonymous with the athletic heritage of the University of Southern California. He served USC and intercollegiate athletics with brilliance and devotion. The university is proud to express its love and esteem for Twogie by designating this hall forever in his name." [9]
Diagnosed with inoperable
Head coaching record
Basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Idaho Vandals (Pacific Coast Conference) (1936–1941) | |||||||||
1936–37 | Idaho | 8–19 | 2–14 | 5th (N. Div.) | |||||
1937–38 | Idaho | 24–11 | 12–8 | T–3rd (N. Div.) | |||||
1938–39 | Idaho | 12–19 | 1–15 | 5th (N. Div.) | |||||
1939–40 | Idaho | 11–15 | 3–13 | 5th (N. Div.) | |||||
1940–41 | Idaho | 14–15 | 4–12 | 5th (N. Div.) | |||||
Idaho: | 69–79 (.466) | 22–62 (.262) |
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San Francisco Dons (Independent) (1941–1942) | |||||||||
1941–42 | San Francisco | 14–10 | |||||||
San Francisco: | 14–10 (.583) |
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USC Trojans (Pacific Coast Conference) (1950–1959) | |||||||||
1950–51 | USC | 21–6 | 8–4 | T-1st (S. Div.) | |||||
1951–52 | USC | 16–14 | 4–8 | 4th (S. Div.) | |||||
1952–53 | USC | 17–5 | 7–5 | 2nd (S. Div.) | |||||
1953–54 | USC | 19–14 | 8–4 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
1954–55 | USC | 14–11 | 5–7 | 3rd (S. Div.) | |||||
1955–56 | USC | 14–12 | 9–7 | 5th | |||||
1956–57 | USC | 16–12 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
1957–58 | USC | 12–13 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
1958–59 | USC | 15–11 | 6–6 | 5th |
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Athletic Association of Western Universities ) (1959–1966)
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1959–60 | USC | 16–11 | 5–7 | 3rd | NCAA first round | ||||
1960–61 | USC | 21–8 | 9–3 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
1961–62 | USC | 14–11 | 5–7 | T–3rd | |||||
1962–63 | USC | 20–9 | 6–6 | T–3rd | |||||
1963–64 | USC | 10–16 | 6–9 | 4th | |||||
1964–65 | USC | 14–12 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
1965–66 | USC | 13–13 | 6–8 | T–4th | |||||
USC: | 252–178 (.586) | 109–102 (.517) | |||||||
Total: | 335–267 (.556) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach
References
- ^ "Hawkeyes Basketball Media Guide". University of Iowa Athletics. December 2011. p. 173. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ "Forrest Twogood gets coaching job". Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal. Dubuque, IA. United Press. September 15, 1929. p. 17.
- ^ a b c "Forrest Twogood signs with U.S.C." (Bend) Bulletin. United Press. August 16, 1949. p. 7.
- ^ "Basketball". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1941. p. 300.
- ^ "Baseball, 1941 season". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1942. p. 90.
- ^ "San Francisco picks Twogood". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 25, 1941. p. 13.
- ^ "Twogood to coach at San Francisco". (Bend) Bulletin. United Press. July 26, 1941. p. 2.
- ^ "Former Idaho cage mentor gets new job". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 3, 1950. p. 8.
- ^ a b White, Maury (July 10, 2005). "Forrest Twogood, Sioux City, 1987". Des Moines Register. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "The Salt Lake Tribune from Salt Lake City, Utah on July 25, 1941 · Page 21". Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Forrest Twogood dies of cancer". (Oxnard) Press-Courier. Associated Press. April 27, 1972. p. 35.
External links
- Pac-12 Hall of Honor – Forrest Twogood
- BaseballReference – Forrest Twogood
- University of Iowa Libraries – photo of Forrest Twogood
- Forrest Twogood at Find a Grave