Don Odle
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Muncie, Indiana | May 12, 1920
Died | March 7, 2002 | (aged 81)
Alma mater | Taylor University |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1948–1949 | Taylor |
Basketball | |
1948–1979 | Taylor |
1960 | Chinese Taipei |
Don Odle (May 12, 1920 – March 7, 2002) was American football and basketball player and coach.[1] He served as at the head football coach at Taylor University from 1948 to 1949 and as the school's men's basketball coach, amassing nearly 500 victories from 1948 to 1979.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Don married Bonnie Weaver in 1944.[3] He had 2 children.[3] Odle was the youngest of nine children[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Don Odle". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Don Odle, Founded Venture for Victory, Coached Taiwanese Olympic Team". nabc.com. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "Obituary information for Bonnie J. Odle". www.armeshuntfuneralhome.com. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ Rousselow-Winquist, Jessica and Winquist, Alan H., "Coach Odle's Full Court Press: Taylor University & Sports Evangelism" (2001). Books by Taylor faculty, staff, and administrators. 2.