Dick Towers
Richard E. Towers (born c. 1930) is a former American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He was the 12th head football coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, serving for seven seasons, from 1967 to 1973, and compiling a record of 29–37–2.[1] Towers was the athletic director at Kansas State University from 1981 to 1985. Iowa State associate athletic director 1986-1989.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 10, 1931 |
| Playing career | |
| 1950–1952 | Kansas State |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1955–1957 | Leavenworth HS (KS) |
| 1958–1962 | Manhattan HS (KS) |
| 1963 | Hutchinson JC |
| 1964–1965 | Kansas State (offensive backfield) |
| 1966 | Southern Illinois (assistant) |
| 1967–1973 | Southern Illinois |
| 1974–1976 | Duke (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1981–1985 | Kansas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–37–2 (college) 8–2 (junior college) |
A native of Olathe, Kansas, Towers attended Kansas State University, where he played football as a halfback and ran track, competing in the half-mile and 400 metres hurdles.[2]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Illinois Salukis (NCAA College Division / Division I independent) (1967–1973) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Southern Illinois | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1968 | Southern Illinois | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1969 | Southern Illinois | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1970 | Southern Illinois | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1971 | Southern Illinois | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1972 | Southern Illinois | 1–8–1 | |||||||
| 1973 | Southern Illinois | 3–7–1 | |||||||
| Southern Illinois: | 29–37–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 29–37–2 | ||||||||
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References
- Southern Illinois Coaching Records Archived July 6, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
- "At High School New Coaches; DeWitz, Towers Get Posts". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. March 7, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved October 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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