Thomas Davies Whittles (December 27, 1873 – December 6, 1950) was an American Presbyterian missionary, novelist, and college football coach.
He was the author of three missionary novels based on the life of Frank E. Higgins: The Lumberjack's Sky Pilot, The Parish of the Pines, and Frank Higgins, Trail Blazer.
They organized the school's first football team, for which he played and coached.
[1] Whittles died on December 6, 1950, in Carlton, Minnesota.
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