 Tim was a graduate of Farmington High School in Farmington, Missouri, and Mineral Area College in Flat River, Missouri.Lollar played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1986 for the New York Yankees(1980), San Diego Padres (1981–84), Chicago White Sox (1985) and Boston Red Sox (1985–86), primarily as a starting pitcher.Lollar played collegiately for the University of Arkansas.