Ralph Wishart Tidrick (April 13, 1875 – April 21, 1914) was a missionary from Iowa. He attended Tingley High School with Vanderbilt football coach Dan McGugin and the parents of painter Jackson Pollock.Naifeh, S., Smith, G. W. (1991). Jackson Pollock: An American Saga. United Kingdom: HarperPerennial. p.30 Tidrick was killed by a lion in Sudan.McIntyre, F., Wilkin, L. M. (1962). Robert Wilkin (1766-1835) and Mary (Hyde) Wilkin, Their Parents and Descendants: A Genealogy. United States: (n.p.). p.36Patton, C. H. (1917). The Lure of Africa. United States: Missionary education movement of the United States and Canada. p.78 He was a tackle on the 1904 Ames football team.
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