Donald Starn
George Donald "Rosy" Starn (August 17, 1902 – 1977) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, 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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 1902 Orrville, Ohio |
| Died | 1977 Sun City, California |
| 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(s) | 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 | 2–5 | 16th | |||||
| 1936 | Kent State | 4–4 | 4–2 | T–6th | |||||
| 1937 | Kent State | 3–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–8th | |||||
| 1938 | Kent State | 6–2 | 3–2 | T–8th | |||||
| 1939 | Kent State | 3–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 13th | |||||
| 1940 | Kent State | 8–1 | 4–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941 | Kent State | 2–5–1 | 1–3 | T–12th | |||||
| 1942 | Kent State | 5–3 | 1–1 | 7th | |||||
| Kent State: | 34–28–3 | 46–36–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 34–28–3 | ||||||||
References
- "Starn Is Named". Coshocton Tribune. Coshocton, Ohio. February 11, 1935. p. 8. Retrieved October 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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