Tuffield A. Latour

Who was Tuffield A. Latour?

Tuffield A. Latour was an American bobsledder who's career spanned from 1936-1959. He finished ninth in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.

Latour was 2-man National Champion in 1940, 1941, 1946, 1947 and 1959. In 1958 together with Forrest "Dew Drop" Morgan he won the 2-man North American Championships. He also held that title in 1940, 1942 and 1946.

Latour's grandson, also named Tuffield "Tuffy", later became a bobsledder for the US in the 1990s. He later went on to coach the American women to gold in the two-woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He coached the 2006 U.S. Men's Olympic Bobsled team. From 2007-2010 he coached the Canadian Men and Women's Bobsled teams who took Gold, Silver and Bronze at the 2010 Winter Olympic games. He is the current U.S. Skeleton Coach.