Don Ping

Don Ping

Biographical details
Born	(1898-11-05)November 5, 1898 Newton, Illinois
Died	July 4, 1972(1972-07-04) (aged 73) Evansville, Indiana
Playing career
Baseball
1921	Millikin
1922	Fort Smith Twins
1923	Terre Haute Tots
1923–1924	Decatur Commodores
1925	Springfield Senators
Position(s)	Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1923	Carrollton HS (KY)
1924–1929	Marshall HS (IL)
1930–1945	Reitz Memorial HS (IN)
1946–1954	Evansville
Baseball
1947–1966	Evansville
Head coaching record
Overall	38–35–5 (college football) 128–191–3 (college baseball)
Bowls	2–0

Donald Wilson Ping (November 5, 1898 – July 4, 1972) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana from 1946 to 1954, compiling a record of 38–35–5. Ping was also the head baseball coach at Evansville from 1947 to 1966, tallying a mark of 128–191–3.

Ping died on July 4, 1972, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Evansville Purple Aces (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1946)
1946	Evansville	7–1–2	2–0	2nd
Evansville Purple Aces (Independent) (1947–1950)
1947	Evansville	4–4–1
1948	Evansville	6–3			W Refrigerator
1949	Evansville	8–2–1			W Refrigerator
1950	Evansville	3–6–1
Evansville Purple Aces (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1951–1953)
1951	Evansville	5–5	1–1	4th
1952	Evansville	2–7	2–3	5th
1953	Evansville	3–7	2–3	T–4th
Evansville:		38–35–5	7–7
Total:		38–35–5

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Don Ping at Find a Grave