Theron W. Mortimer
Mortimer at Chicago | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 27, 1872 Minburn, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 1952 (aged 80) Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1895 | Simpson (IA) |
| 1896–1899 | Chicago |
| Track and field | |
| 1898–1900 | Chicago |
| Position | Tackle (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1900 | Colorado |
| 1901 | Alma |
| 1905 | Blair Business College |
| Baseball | |
| 1900 | Colorado |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–2 (baseball) |
Theron Winifred Mortimer (May 27, 1872 – October 1, 1952) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1900 and at Alma College in 1901. Mortimer was also the head baseball coach at Colorado in 1900, tallying a mark of 4–2. Mortimer graduated from Simpson College in 1896 and played football as a tackle at the University of Chicago from 1896 to 1899.[1][2]
In 1905, Mortimer was working in the real estate business in Spokane, Washington, and coached the football team at Blair Business College.[3][4]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Silver and Gold (Colorado Football Association) (1900) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Colorado | 6–4 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Colorado: | 6–4 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Alma Maroon and Cream (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Alma | 3–2 | |||||||
| Alma: | 3–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Scored On The Maroon". The Sunday. Chicago, Illinois. October 3, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved December 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Coaching Records" (PDF). 2010 Colorado Football Information Guide & Record Book. University of Colorado Buffaloes. p. 129. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^ "Chicago Star For Blair". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 18, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved December 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Game Ends In Wrangle". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 12, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved December 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; T. C. Mortimer". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
- ^ "Football Head Coaching Year-by-Year Records". Alma College Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2025.