Dave Aaron

Dave Aaron
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1954	Austin Peay
Basketball
1946–1962	Austin Peay
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1972	Austin Peay
Head coaching record
Overall	44–35–6 (football); 258–174 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 2 VSAC (1948, 1953)

David B. Aaron was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He was hired in 1946 as athletic director, head football coach, and head basketball coach at Austin Peay State College—now known as Austin Peay State University. Aaron served as the head football coach at Austin Peay for nine seasosn, from 1946 to 1954, compiling a record of 44–35–6. He was the head basketball coach for 16 seasons, until 1962, tallying a mark of 258–174. Aaron earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees at Peabody College and a Bachelor of Laws degree at Cumberland University. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, assigned to the rank of lieutenant commander before his discharge.[1]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Austin Peay Governors (Independent) (1946)
1946	Austin Peay	5–4
Austin Peay Governors (Volunteer State Athletic Conference) (1947–1954)
1947	Austin Peay	3–6–1
1948	Austin Peay	8–2	2–0	T–1st
1949	Austin Peay	8–2
1950	Austin Peay	5–2–1
1951	Austin Peay	1–8–1
1952	Austin Peay	7–2–1
1953	Austin Peay	4–4		T–1st
1954	Austin Peay	3–5–2
Austin Peay:		44–35–6
Total:		44–35–6

References

"David Aaron Named Sports Director At Austin Peay". The Leaf-Chronicle. Clarksville, Tennessee. February 11, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

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[1] "David Aaron Named Sports Director At Austin Peay". The Leaf-Chronicle. Clarksville, Tennessee. February 11, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .