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American football and baseball coach
A.K.A.
Donald Wilson Ping
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
5 November 1898(Newton, Jasper County, Illinois, USA)
Death:
4 July 1972
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Education:
Millikin University
Decatur, Macon County, USA
The details
Biography
Introduction
Donald Wilson Ping (November 5, 1898 – July 4, 1972) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana from 1946 to 1953, compiling a record of 38–35–5. Ping was also the head baseball coach at Evansville from 1947 to 1966, tallying a mark of 128–191–3.
Ping played college baseball at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. He died on July 4, 1972, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville Purple Aces (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Evansville | 7–1–2 | 2–0 | 2nd | |||||
| Evansville Purple Aces (Independent) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Evansville | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| Evansville Purple Aces (Ohio Valley Conference) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Evansville | 6–3 | 3–1 | T–1st | W Refrigerator | ||||
| 1949 | Evansville | 8–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | W Refrigerator | ||||
| 1950 | Evansville | 3–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| Evansville Purple Aces (Indiana Collegiate Conference / Ohio Valley Conference) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Evansville | 5–5 | 1–1 / 3–3 | 4th / T–4th | |||||
| Evansville Purple Aces (Indiana Collegiate Conference) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Evansville | 2–7 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1953 | Evansville | 3–7 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Evansville: | 38–35–5 | 17–16–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 38–35–5 | ||||||||