Forrest Twogood
Forrest Twogood (1907-1972)
Teams coached: Idaho Vandals, San Francisco Dons, USC Trojans
Idaho record: 50-72 (.410)
San Francisco record: 14-10 (.583)
USC record: 252-178 (.586)
Overall record: 316-260 (.549)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1954, 1960, 1961)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 2 (1954, 1961)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 1 (1954)
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- PCC Regular Season Champion: 2 (1954, 1961)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1950-1966 | USC |
| 1949-1950 | USC (asst) |
| 1941-1942 | San Francisco |
| 1936-1941 | Idaho |
| 1929-1936 | USC (asst) |
Forrest Twogood Facts
- Forrest Floyd Twogood
- Born April 29, 1907
- Died April 26, 1972
- Hometown: Sioux City, Iowa
- Alma Mater: University of Iowa (BA, 1929)
- A three-sport star at Central HS (IA), Twogood played baseball and basketball (under Sam Barry) at Iowa
- Spent the summers after graduation playing minor league baseball and the winters coaching with Barry at USC
- With his playing career over, Twogood became the head basketball and baseball coach at Idaho in 1936
- Spent one year as the head basketball coach at San Francisco, going 14-10 in 1941-42
- Served in the US Navy during World War II, then worked in the private sector after the war ended
- Returned to coaching in 1949, assisting Barry for one season at USC before taking over as the Trojans’ head coach
- Went 252-178 in sixteen seasons at the helm, reaching the NCAA Tournament three times
- Led the Trojans to the NCAA Final Four in 1954 and won two PCC regular season titles
- Retired from coaching in 1966 and became the assistant athletic director at USC
- Passed away from cancer at age 64; survived by wife, Eleanor, two sisters and several nieces and nephews
Forrest Twogood Coaching Tree
- Steve Belko (Oregon, Idaho State)
- Bob Boyd (Mississippi State, USC, Seattle)
- Jerry Pimm (UC Santa Barbara, Utah)
- Lyle Smith (Boise State)
