Francis William Doolittle (August 10, 1923 – April 10, 2014) was an American football player and coach.

Doolittle attended high school in Mansfield, Ohio, where he was selected as an all-state quarterback in his senior year.

[2] He returned to his alma mater, Mansfield High School, as the head football coach in 1960 and 1961, where his teams went 12–6–2.

In January 1962, he was hired as the offensive backfield coach for the Army football team by high school teammate Paul Dietzel.

In 1988, Doolittle received the Man of the Year Award from Western Michigan's Alumni "W" Club.