Don Birmingham | |
Alma Mater: | Westmar (1962) |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1961 |
Player Team2: | Westmar |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1962 |
Coach Team2: | Westmar (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1966 |
Coach Team3: | Yankton (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1967–1969 |
Coach Team4: | Yankton |
Coach Years5: | 1970–1971 |
Coach Team5: | Eastern New Mexico (assistant) |
Coach Years6: | 1972–1973 |
Coach Team6: | Long Beach State (assistant) |
Coach Years7: | 1974–1976 |
Coach Team7: | Iowa Lakes |
Coach Years8: | 1977–1983 |
Coach Team8: | Dubuque |
Coach Years9: | 1984–1985 |
Coach Team9: | McMurry |
Coach Sport10: | Basketball |
Coach Years11: | 1966–1970 |
Coach Team11: | Yankton |
Overall Record: | 63–51–2 (college football) 14–6 (junior college football) |
Tournament Record: | Football 0–2(NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Championships: | Football 1 Tri-State (1969) 3 IIAC (1978–1980) |
Awards: | Football 2× IIAC Coach of the Year (1979–1980) |
Donald Birmingham (born c. 1940) is a former American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Yankton College in Yankton, South Dakota from 1967 to 1969, the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa from 1977 to 1983, and McMurry College in Abilene, Texas, compiling a career college football coaching record of 63–51–2.[1]
Birmingham graduated in 1962 from Westmar College in Le Mars, Iowa.[2] At Yankton, he coached future National Football League (NFL) player Lyle Alzado.[3] With Dubuque he twice garnered Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) Coach of the Year honors, in 1979 and 1980.[4]