Don Ping
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 1954, 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.
Biographical details | |
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Born | Newton, Illinois | November 5, 1898
Died | July 4, 1972 73) Evansville, Indiana | (aged
Playing career | |
Baseball | |
1921 | Millikin |
1922 | Fort Smith Twins |
1923 | Terre Haute Tots |
1923–1924 | Decatur Commodores |
1925 | Springfield Senators |
Position(s) | Catcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1922–1923 | Carrollton HS (KY) |
1924–1929 | Marshall HS (IL) |
1930–1945 | Reitz Memorial HS (IN) |
1946–1954 | Evansville |
Baseball | |
1947–1966 | Evansville |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 38–35–5 (college football) 128–191–3 (college baseball) |
Bowls | 2–0 |
Ping died on July 4, 1972, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.[1]
Head coaching record
College football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Evansville Purple Aces (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1946) | |||||||||
1946 | Evansville | 7–1–2 | 2–0 | 2nd | |||||
Evansville Purple Aces (Independent) (1947–1950) | |||||||||
1947 | Evansville | 4–4–1 | |||||||
1948 | Evansville | 6–3 | W Refrigerator | ||||||
1949 | Evansville | 8–2–1 | W Refrigerator | ||||||
1950 | Evansville | 3–6–1 | |||||||
Evansville Purple Aces (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1951–1953) | |||||||||
1951 | Evansville | 5–5 | 1–1 | 4th | |||||
1952 | Evansville | 2–7 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
1953 | Evansville | 3–7 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
Evansville: | 38–35–5 | 7–7 | |||||||
Total: | 38–35–5 |
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References
- "Evansville's Don Ping Dies". Vincennes Sun-Commercial. Vincennes, Indiana. July 5, 1972. p. 15. Retrieved July 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Don Ping at Find a Grave
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