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Don Pinhey

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Don Pinhey
Born:(1930-12-20)December 20, 1930
Ohio, U.S.
Died:November 13, 2014(2014-11-13) (aged 83)
New London, Connecticut, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)LB
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
CollegeMuskingum
Career history
As player
19541958Ottawa Rough Riders

Donald Charles Pinhey (December 20, 1930 – November 13, 2014) was an American gridiron football player and coach of football and baseball. He played professionally for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was named an all-star for the 1956 CFL season. Pinhey played college football at Muskingum University.[1] Pinhey served as the head football coach at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakotafrom 1959 to 1962 and at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio from 1963 to 1966, compiling a career college football coaching record of 17–44–3. He was the head baseball coach at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut from 1968 to 1999, amassing a record of 357–476–5.

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Dakota Wesleyan Tigers (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1959–1962)
1959 Dakota Wesleyan 3–5–1 3–4–1 5th
1960 Dakota Wesleyan 4–5 3–3 T–4th
1961 Dakota Wesleyan 2–7 2–4 T–4th
1962 Dakota Wesleyan 2–7 0–6 7th
Dakota Wesleyan: 11–22–1 8–17–1
Wilmington Quakers (Mid-Ohio Conference) (1963–1966)
1963 Wilmington 3–5 1–3 T–3rd
1964 Wilmington 2–5–1 0–3 4th
1965 Wilmington 0–7–1 0–3 4th
1966 Wilmington 1–7 0–2 3rd
Wilmington: 6–22–2 1–11
Total: 17–44–3

References

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  1. ^ "Don Pinhey football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
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