Don Salls
American football player and coach (1919–2021)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1919-06-24)June 24, 1919 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | January 2, 2021(2021-01-02) (aged 101) |
Playing career | |
1940–1942 | Alabama |
Position(s) | Fullback, linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1946–1952 | Jacksonville State |
1954–1964 | Jacksonville State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 95–57–11 |
Bowls | 3–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
7 AIC/ACC (1947–1948, 1957, 1959, 1962–1964) | |
Donald J. Salls (June 24, 1919 – January 2, 2021) was an American college football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Jacksonville State University from 1946 to 1952 and from 1954 to 1964.[2] He was a World War II veteran and a Purple Heart recipient.[3] He died in January 2021 at the age of 101.[4][5][6]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Alabama Intercollegiate Conference) (1946–1952, 1954–1958) | |||||||||
1946 | Jacksonville State | 3–5–1 | 1–1–1 | ||||||
1947 | Jacksonville State | 9–0 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
1948 | Jacksonville State | 8–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st | W Paper Bowl | ||||
1949 | Jacksonville State | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | W Paper Bowl | ||||
1950 | Jacksonville State | 6–2–1 | 2–1 | L Paper Bowl | |||||
1951 | Jacksonville State | 3–3–2 | 2–0 | ||||||
1952 | Jacksonville State | 3–6 | 0–3 | ||||||
1954 | Jacksonville State | 7–2–1 | 2–1 | ||||||
1955 | Jacksonville State | 10–1 | 2–1 | W Refrigerator Bowl | |||||
1956 | Jacksonville State | 5–3 | 2–1 | ||||||
1957 | Jacksonville State | 4–4 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
1958 | Jacksonville State | 5–4 | 2–0 | ||||||
Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Alabama Collegiate Conference) (1959–1964) | |||||||||
1959 | Jacksonville State | 6–2–1 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
1960 | Jacksonville State | 3–6 | 2–1 | ||||||
1961 | Jacksonville State | 5–4 | 2–1 | ||||||
1962 | Jacksonville State | 4–3–2 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
1963 | Jacksonville State | 4–4–1 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
1964 | Jacksonville State | 4–4–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
Jacksonville State: | 95–57–11 | 38–12–2 | |||||||
Total: | 95–57–11 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Reliving the tradition with Don Salls". Alabama Crimson Tide. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Don Salls". Jacksonville State Gamecocks. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Donald J. "Donnie" Salls". Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Stephenson, Creg (January 3, 2021). "Former Alabama football player Don Salls dies at 101". AL.com.
- ^ Walsh, Christopher. "Alabama's Oldest Letterman, Don Salls, Dies at Age 101". Sports Illustrated Alabama Crimson Tide News, Analysis and More.
- ^ "Former JSU football coach Don Salls dead at 101". The Anniston Star. January 5, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
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Jacksonville State Gamecocks head football coaches
- Charles Holton (1904–1905)
- No team (1906–1907)
- Earl Wells (1908)
- Franklin A. Harwood (1909)
- George Penton (1910)
- Ben Harris (1911–1919)
- J. W. Stephenson (1920–1921)
- Charles C. Bush (1922–1924)
- Earl Wren (1925)
- Al Clemens (1926–1928)
- J. W. Stephenson (1929–1930)
- T. B. Shotts (1931–1937)
- Chester C. Dillon (1938–1939)
- Osmo Smith (1940)
- No team (1941–1944)
- Chester C. Dillon (1945)
- Don Salls (1946–1952)
- Ray Wedgeworth (1953)
- Don Salls (1954–1964)
- Jim Blevins (1965–1968)
- Charley Pell (1969–1973)
- Clarkie Mayfield (1974–1976)
- Jim Fuller (1977–1983)
- Joe Hollis (1984)
- Bill Burgess (1985–1996)
- Mike Williams (1997–1999)
- Jeff Richards # (1999)
- Jack Crowe (2000–2012)
- Bill Clark (2013)
- John Grass (2014–2021)
- Maxwell Thurmond # (2021)
- Rich Rodriguez (2022– )
# denotes interim head coach
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