Doug Bolstorff

Frank Douglas Bolstorff (October 29, 1931 – December 3, 2021) was an American basketball player and coach. He played college basketball at University of Minnesota and professionally for one season, with the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bolstorff was selected by the Pistons in the eighth round with the 57th overall pick of the 1957 NBA draft. He appeared in three games during the 1957–58 season. Bolstorff served two stints as the head basketball coach at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 1959 to 1979 and 1984 to 1994. He was the interim head basketball coach at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota for one season, in 1979–80. Prior to his retirement in 2000, Bolstorff was also a professor at Macalester and coached a number of other sports: track and field, cross country, baseball, and golf.

Bolstroff was born in Austin, Minnesota and grew up in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He died on December 3, 2021, at age 91. His younger brother, David Bolstorff, is a former college football coach, chaplain, and professor.

Career statistics

NBA Regular season Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG Detroit 3 7.0 .400 – .0 .0 1.3