Forrest Twogood

Forrest Twogood
Twogood in the 1962 "El Rodeo"
Sport(s) Basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born (1907-04-29)April 29, 1907
Kingsley, Iowa
Died April 26, 1972(1972-04-26) (aged 64)
Glendale, California
Playing career
Basketball
1926–1929 Iowa
Baseball
c. 1929 Iowa
1929 Danville Veterans
1930 St. Joseph Saints
1930 Shawnee Robins
1932–1933 Toledo Mud Hens
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 (NCAA University Division)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA University Division Regional—Final Four (1954)
PCC regular season (1954)
AAWU regular season (1961)
Awards
Helms Foundation Hall of Fame
Forrest Twogood
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Navy
Years of service 1942–1945
Rank Lieutenant Commander
Unit Training
Battles/wars World War II

Forrest Floyd "Twogie" Twogood (April 29, 1907 – April 26, 1972) was a minor league baseball player, college basketball and baseball coach, and college athletics administrator. He is best known as the head basketball coach at the University of Southern California for 16 seasons, from 1950 to 1966.

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 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 head coach at the University of Idaho from 1936 to 1941,[4] and the University of San Francisco for a season (1941–42).[5][6] While at Idaho, he was also the Vandals' baseball coach (1937–41).[7]

During World War II, Twogood served in the U.S. Navy, then worked in the private sector and also as supervisor of officials in the Pacific Coast Conference.[3] He returned to USC as an assistant under Barry in 1949,[3] and when Barry died of a heart attack in September 1950, Twogood was promoted to head coach[8] and served for 16 seasons. In 22 seasons as a head coach, he compiled a 317–260 (.549) record, with two conference championships and three NCAA tournament appearances, including the Final Four in 1954. After stepping down from coaching in 1966, Twogood was an assistant athletic director at USC. The auditorium at the university's Heritage Hall is named in his honor;[9][10] its bronze plaque reads:

"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 lymph gland cancer in late 1971, Twogood died in April 1972 at Glendale Memorial Hospital in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, a few days shy of his 65th birthday. He left behind his beloved wife Eleanor, sisters Blanche and Lucille, and several nieces and nephews Dick Evans and David Stockman,US Naval Academy 1951 Col(Ret)USAF and fighter pilot,and wife Lucia, as well as David and Lucia's children Sidne Ann and Bill Stockman, who loved him dearly [11]

Head coaching record

Basketball

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Idaho Vandals (Pacific Coast Conference) (1936–1941)
1936–37 Idaho 2–142–145th
1937–38 Idaho 12–912–8T–3rd
1938–39 Idaho 12–191–155th
1939–40 Idaho 11–153–135th
1940–41 Idaho 14–154–125th
Idaho: 51–72 (.415)22–62 (.262)
San Francisco Dons (Independent) (1941–1942)
1941–42 San Francisco 14–10
San Francisco: 14–10 (.583)
USC Trojans (Pacific Coast Conference) (1950–1959)
1950–51 USC 21–68–42nd
1951–52 USC 16–144–84th
1952–53 USC 17–57–52nd
1953–54 USC 19–148–41stNCAA Fourth Place
1954–55 USC 14–115–73rd
1955–56 USC 14–129–75th
1956–57 USC 16–129–74th
1957–58 USC 12–138–85th
1958–59 USC 15–116–65th
USC Trojans (Athletic Association of Western Universities) (1959–1966)
1959–60 USC 16–115–73rdNCAA University Division First Round
1960–61 USC 21–89–31stNCAA University Division Sweet 16
1961–62 USC 14–115–7T–3rd
1962–63 USC 20–96–6T–3rd
1963–64 USC 10–166–94th
1964–65 USC 14–128–63rd
1965–66 USC 13–136–8T–4th
USC: 252–178 (.586)109–102 (.517)
Total:317–260 (.549)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hawkeyes Basketball Media Guide". University of Iowa Athletics. December 2011. p. 173. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Forrest Twogood gets coaching job". Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal. Dubuque, IA. United Press. September 15, 1929. p. 17.
  3. 1 2 3 "Forrest Twogood signs with U.S.C." (Bend) Bulletin. United Press. August 16, 1949. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Basketball". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1941. p. 300.
  5. ↑ "San Francisco picks Twogood". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 25, 1941. p. 13.
  6. ↑ "Twogood to coach at San Francisco". (Bend) Bulletin. United Press. July 26, 1941. p. 2.
  7. ↑ "Baseball, 1941 season". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1942. p. 90.
  8. ↑ "Former Idaho cage mentor gets new job". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 3, 1950. p. 8.
  9. 1 2 White, Maury (July 10, 2005). "Forrest Twogood, Sioux City, 1987". Des Moines Register. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  10. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/17061341/
  11. ↑ "Forrest Twogood dies of cancer". (Oxnard) Press-Courier. Associated Press. April 27, 1972. p. 35.
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