Tom Kingsford | |
Birth Date: | 27 September 1928 |
Birth Place: | Missoula, Montana, U.S. |
Death Place: | Peoria, Arizona, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1947–1950 |
Player Team1: | Montana |
Player Positions: | Quarterback |
Coach Years1: | 1956–1964 |
Coach Team1: | Polson HS (MT) |
Coach Years2: | 1965–1966 |
Coach Team2: | Montana (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1967–1977 |
Coach Team3: | Southern Utah |
Overall Record: | 51–51 (college) |
Championships: | 1 RMAC Mountain Division (1970) |
Thomas Roland Kingsford (September 27, 1928 – October 29, 2005) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Southern Utah University from 1967 to 1977, compiling a record of 51–51.[1] An accomplished quarterback at the University of Montana, Kingsford was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1951 NFL draft but had his playing career put on hold to serve in the Korean War.[2]