Don Powers
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BornNovember 14, 1944
Lincolnton, North Carolina, U.S.
Lincolnton, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 2017 (aged 73)
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S.
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S.
1963–1967Western Carolina
1968–1983Western Carolina (LB, DC)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 14, 1944 Lincolnton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 2017 (aged 73) Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1963–1967 | Western Carolina |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968–1983 | Western Carolina (LB, DC) |
| 1984 | Western Kentucky (DC) |
| 1985–1987 | East Carolina (DC) |
| 1988 | East Carolina (AHC) |
| 1989–1995 | The Citadel (DC) |
| 1996–2000 | The Citadel |
| 2006–2007 | Western Carolina (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–36 |
Donald Wayne Powers (November 14, 1944 – December 4, 2017)[1] was an American football coach. He was the 20th head football coach at The Citadel, serving for five seasons, from 1996 to 2000, and compiling a record of 19–36.[2] He also served as an assistant coach, working principally with linebackers and defensive backs, and as a defensive coordinator, at Western Carolina (in two stints), Western Kentucky, and East Carolina.[3][4][5][6][7]
