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Rex Darling

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Rex Darling
Biographical details
Born(1914-10-02)October 2, 1914
Lincoln, Kansas, U.S.
DiedOctober 14, 1996(1996-10-14) (aged 82)
Charleston, Illinois, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1945–1950Eastern Illinois (assistant)
1951Eastern Illinois
Basketball
1945–1964Eastern Illinois (assistant)
1964–1967Eastern Illinois
Tennis
1946–1974Eastern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall4–2–2 (football)
42–55 (basketball)

Rex V. Darling (October 2, 1914 – October 14, 1996) was an American football, basketball, and tennis coach. He was the 12th head football coach at Eastern Illinois State College—now known as Eastern Illinois University—in Charleston, Illinois, serving for one season, in 1951, and compiling a record of 4–2–2.[1][2] Darling was also the head basketball coach at Eastern Illinois from 1964 to 1967, tallying a mark of 42–55. He was the school's head tennis coach from 1946 to 1974.

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1951)
1951 Eastern Illinois 4–2–2 2–2–2 4th
Eastern Illinois: 4–2–2 2–2–2
Total: 4–2–2

References

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  1. ^ Eastern Illinois Coaching Records Archived November 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Rex Darling Gets New Post". The New York Times. August 18, 1967.
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