Dick Towers

Dick Towers
Biographical details
Born	February 10, 1931
Playing career
1950–1952	Kansas State
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1957	Leavenworth HS (KS)
1958–1962	Manhattan HS (KS)
1963	Hutchinson JC
1964–1965	Kansas State (offensive backfield)
1966	Southern Illinois (assistant)
1967–1973	Southern Illinois
1974–1976	Duke (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1981–1985	Kansas State
Head coaching record
Overall	29–37–2 (college); 8–2 (junior college)

Richard E. Towers (born c. 1930) is a former American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He was the 12th head football coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, serving for seven seasons, from 1967 to 1973, and compiling a record of 29–37–2.^[1] Towers was the athletic director at Kansas State University from 1981 to 1985. Iowa State associate athletic director 1986-1989.

A native of Olathe, Kansas, Towers attended Kansas State University, where he played football as a halfback and ran track, competing in the half-mile and 400 metres hurdles.^[2]

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall
Southern Illinois Salukis (NCAA College Division / Division I independent) (1967–1973)
1967	Southern Illinois	3–7
1968	Southern Illinois	6–3
1969	Southern Illinois	5–5
1970	Southern Illinois	6–3
1971	Southern Illinois	6–4
1972	Southern Illinois	1–8–1
1973	Southern Illinois	3–7–1
Southern Illinois:		29–37–2
Total:		29–37–2

References

^ Southern Illinois Coaching Records Archived July 6, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
^ "At High School New Coaches; DeWitz, Towers Get Posts". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. March 7, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved October 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

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[1] Southern Illinois Coaching Records Archived July 6, 2003, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "At High School New Coaches; DeWitz, Towers Get Posts". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. March 7, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved October 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

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