| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 13, 1904 Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 1977 (aged 73) San Gabriel, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1925 | Illinois |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1926–1927 | Palatka HS (FL) |
| 1928–1930 | Miami HS (FL) |
| 1931–1934 | Toledo Waite HS (OH) |
| 1935–1937 | South Carolina |
| 1938–1941 | Norwich |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1935–1937 | South Carolina |
| 1938–1941 | Norwich |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 32–29–2 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| High School National (1932) | |
Donald McCallister (March 13, 1904 – August 5, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at South Carolina University from 1935 to 1937 and at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont from 1938 to 1941, compiling a career college football coaching record of 32–29–2.[1][2] As a high school coach at Waite High School in Toledo, Ohio, McCallister's 1932 squad won a mythical High School Football National Championship.[3]
McCallister died on August 5, 1977, as San Gabriel Community Hospital in San Gabriel, California.[4]
- ^ "Don McCallister". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Norwich Football". Biddeford Daily Journal. September 26, 1941. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Don McCallister Goes To South Carolina". Akron Beacon Journal. January 12, 1935. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Former Football Coach Is Dead". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. Associated Press. August 7, 1977. p. 54. Retrieved November 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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