William Douthirt

William John Douthirt (September 28, 1900 – August 19, 1981) was an American college, high school, and junior high school athletics coach and administrator.

Biography Douthirt was born on September 28, 1900, in Lincoln, Missouri. He attended Tarkio College. He graduated in 1924 and accepted a position as the head football, basketball, and track and field coach for Columbus Community High School. In his last two years as football coach, the team had only lost a combined two games.

In 1930, Douthirt married Elizabeth Lemen in Glendale, California. Sometime before his death remarried to Ruby Douthirt.

After two seasons with Rawlins, Douthirt became the head football, basketball, track and field, and tennis coach for South Pasadena Junior High School. Alongside his coaching roles he was the head of physical education. In 1938, he was named as the president of the South Pasadena Junior High School Teachers' Association. He remained with the school until his retirement in 1956.

In 1932, Douthirt saved a three-family apartment from burning down. He almost lost his finger while breaking the window into the apartment.

Upon retiring, Douthirt worked on his ranch in Hemet, California, where he lived until his death on August 19, 1981 in Loma Linda, California.

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