Donald Starn
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George Donald "Rosy" Starn (August 17, 1902 – August 1977) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Kent State University from 1935 to 1942, compiling a record of 34–28–3. Starn coached at Ashland High School in Ashland, Ohio for eight years before he was hired at Kent State.[1]
BornAugust 17, 1902
Orrville, Ohio, U.S.
Orrville, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 1977 (aged 74–75)
Sun City, California, U.S.
Sun City, California, U.S.
1922–1924Wooster
c.1924Wooster
Starn in 1937 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 1902 Orrville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 1977 (aged 74–75) Sun City, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1924 | Wooster |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1924 | Wooster |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1924 | Wooster |
| 1927 | Cambridge Canners |
| 1928 | Jersey City Skeeters |
| 1928 | Bridgeport Bears |
| 1929 | Jersey City Skeeters |
| 1929 | Springfield Ponies |
| Position | Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927–1934 | Ashland HS (OH) |
| 1935–1942 | Kent State |
| Basketball | |
| 1935–1942 | Kent State |
| Baseball | |
| 1936–1938 | Kent State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1935–1943 | Kent State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 34–28–3 (college football) 111–96 (college basketball) 18–9 (college baseball) |
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State Golden Flashes (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1935–1942) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Kent State | 3–5 | 3–5 | 16th | |||||
| 1936 | Kent State | 4–4 | 4–3 | 11th | |||||
| 1937 | Kent State | 3–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–7th | |||||
| 1938 | Kent State | 6–2 | 3–2 | 10th | |||||
| 1939 | Kent State | 3–4–1 | 1–3–1 | T–16th | |||||
| 1940 | Kent State | 8–1 | 4–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941 | Kent State | 2–5–1 | 1–3 | T–13th | |||||
| 1942 | Kent State | 5–3 | 2–1 | T–5th | |||||
| Kent State: | 34–28–3 | 21–20–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 34–28–3 | ||||||||
