Don McCallister

Don McCallister
Biographical details
Born	March 13, 1904; Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 5, 1977 (aged 73); San Gabriel, California, U.S.
Playing career
1925	Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926–1927	Palatka HS (FL)
1928–1930	Miami HS (FL)
1931–1934	Toledo Waite HS (OH)
1935–1937	South Carolina
1938–1941	Norwich
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1935–1937	South Carolina
1938–1941	Norwich
Head coaching record
Overall	32–29–2 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	High School National (1932)

Donald McCallister (March 13, 1904 – August 5, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at South Carolina University from 1935 to 1937 and at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont from 1938 to 1941, compiling a career college football coaching record of 32–29–2.^[1]^[2] As a high school coach at Waite High School in Toledo, Ohio, McCallister's 1932 squad won a mythical High School Football National Championship.^[3]

McCallister died on August 5, 1977, as San Gabriel Community Hospital in San Gabriel, California.^[4]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
South Carolina Gamecocks (Southern Conference) (1935–1937)
1935	South Carolina	3–7	1–4	T–8th
1936	South Carolina	5–7	2–5	12th
1937	South Carolina	5–6–1	2–2–1	7th
South Carolina:		12–20–1	5–11–1
Norwich Cadets (Independent) (1938–1941)
1938	Norwich	2–4
1939	Norwich	5–2–1
1940	Norwich	7–1
1941	Norwich	6–2
South Carolina:		20–9–1
Total:		32–29–2

^ "Don McCallister". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ "Norwich Football". Biddeford Daily Journal. September 26, 1941. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ "Don McCallister Goes To South Carolina". Akron Beacon Journal. January 12, 1935. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
^ "Former Football Coach Is Dead". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. Associated Press. August 7, 1977. p. 54. Retrieved November 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .