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Don Ping

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Don Ping
Biographical details
Born(1898-11-05)November 5, 1898
Newton, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 4, 1972(1972-07-04) (aged 73)
Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Baseball
1921Millikin
1922Fort Smith Twins
1923Terre Haute Tots
1923–1924Decatur Commodores
1925Springfield Senators
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1923Carrollton HS (KY)
1924–1929Marshall HS (IL)
1930–1945Reitz Memorial HS (IN)
1946–1953Evansville
Baseball
1947–1966Evansville
Head coaching record
Overall38–35–5 (college football)
128–191–3 (college baseball)
Bowls2–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 OVC (1948–1949)

Donald Wilson Ping (November 5, 1898 – July 4, 1972) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana from 1946 to 1953, compiling a record of 38–35–5. Ping was also the head baseball coach at Evansville from 1947 to 1966, tallying a mark of 128–191–3.

Ping played college baseball at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois.[1] He died on July 4, 1972, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.[2]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Evansville Purple Aces (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1946)
1946 Evansville 7–1–2 2–0 2nd
Evansville Purple Aces (Independent) (1947)
1947 Evansville 4–4–1
Evansville Purple Aces (Ohio Valley Conference) (1948–1950)
1948 Evansville 6–3 3–1 T–1st W Refrigerator
1949 Evansville 8–2–1 3–1–1 3rd[n 1] W Refrigerator
1950 Evansville 3–6–1 1–4–1 6th
Evansville Purple Aces (Indiana Collegiate Conference / Ohio Valley Conference) (1951)
1951 Evansville 5–5 1–1 / 3–3 4th / T–4th
Evansville Purple Aces (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1952–1953)
1952 Evansville 2–7 2–3 5th
1953 Evansville 3–7 2–3 T–4th
Evansville: 38–35–5 17–16–2
Total: 38–35–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

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  1. ^ Evansville finished the 1949 season with the third-best record in Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), but the Purple Aces were declared the conference champion because Marshall and Louisville (3–0) did not play enough conference games to qualify for the title.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Millard, Howard V. (November 22, 1936). "Ping, Ex-J. M. U. Baseball Star, Builds Fine Record As Evansville Grid Coach". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. p. 16. Retrieved December 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Evansville's Don Ping Dies". Vincennes Sun-Commercial. Vincennes, Indiana. July 5, 1972. p. 15. Retrieved July 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "2022 OVC Football Media Guide". Ohio Valley Conference. August 19, 2022. pp. 68–69. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
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