| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 15, 1933 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 2024 (aged 90) |
| Playing career | |
| late 1950s | Sacramento State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960s | Placer HS (CA) (assistant) |
| 1960s | Petaluma HS (CA) |
| 1966–1967 | Humboldt State (assistant) |
| 1968–1971 | Portland State |
| 1972–1973 | Oregon (QB/Rec) |
| 1974–1976 | Oregon |
| 1977–1980 | Oregon Tech |
| 1981–1985 | Portland State |
| 1986–1995 | Montana |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2004–2005 | Montana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 155–126–1 (college) 19–5–2 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 8–4 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NCAA Division I-AA (1995) 1 Evergreen (1980) 1 Western Football (1984) 2 Big Sky (1993, 1995) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Division I-AA COY (1995) | |
Donald Bert Read (December 15, 1933 – January 3, 2024) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He was the head coach at Portland State University (1968–1971, 1981–1985), the University of Oregon (1974–1976),[1] the Oregon Institute of Technology (1977–1980), and the University of Montana (1986–1995), compiling a career college football record of 155–126–1 (.551).
From 1968 to 1971 and 1981 to 1985, Read led the Portland State Vikings to a 39–52–1 record. From 1974 to 1976, he guided the Oregon Ducks to a 9–24 record (3–18 in Pac-8);[2][3][4] the two previous seasons he mentored quarterbacks and receivers under head coach Dick Enright.[5]
Read's best success came at Montana, where he went 85–36 (.702), including three 11-win seasons and an NCAA Division I-AA Championship in his final year of coaching, 1995.[6][7] Read resided in Corvallis, Oregon, where he participated in scouting and game planning for Oregon State football.
Read died on January 3, 2024, at the age of 90.[8]