 Easterling in his office, 1970's | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932 |
| Died | January 14, 2023 Virginia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1952-1970 | Fort Worth Panthers Boy's Club Burford Aquatic Club |
| 1966-1970 | University of Texas, Arlington |
| 1971-1995 | North Carolina State University |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 329-128 .720 Winning Percentage |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1969 NCAA Runner-up (UT Arlington) 17 ACC Titles (North Carolina State) | |
| Awards | |
| 4 x ACC Coach of the Year 1993 National Collegiate Swim Coach of the Year Texas Swimming Hall of Fame NC State Hall of Fame ASCA Hall of Fame CSCAA 100 greatest coaches of the century | |
Don Easterling was a collegiate swim coach for North Carolina State University from 1971 through 1995 where he led the team to 17 Atlantic Coast Conference Titles, including twelve straight from 1971 through 1982. He was honored as the Atlantic Conference Coach of the year four times, and was named the National Collegiate Scholastic Swimming Coach of the Year in 1993.[1][2][3]
A Texas native, Easterling was born in 1932.[1][4] Beginning his coaching career by the age of twenty, he coached the Fort Worth Panthers Boy's Club and the Burford Aquatic Club from 1952 through 1970. In the summer of 1954, he married Marcia Boone in Fort Worth, Texas.[5][1]
While coaching at the University of Texas Arlington from 1966 to 1970, he led the team to national prominence, capturing a second-place finish among teams at the NCAA nationals in 1969.[3]
- ^ a b c "Seventeen Time ACC Title Winning North Carolina State Coach Don Easterling Dies at 90". SwimSwam. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "Swimming WolfPack Mourns the Loss of Hall of Fame Coach Bob Steele". North Carolina State Swimming. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Alexander, Chip, Don Easterling, who coached NC State to ACC swimming dominance, dies at age 90". The News and Observer. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "Colorful Banquet is Big Success", The Wagoner Tribune, Wagoner, Oklahoma, 11 May 1954, pg. 1
- ^ "Spinster Dinner Given in Honor of Miss Boone", The Fort-Worth Star Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, 25 August 1954, pg. 9