Don Lear
Lear in 1955 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 2018 (aged 83) Cordova, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1957) Eastern Kentucky University |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1953–1956 | North Carolina |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1957 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| 1958 | Eastern Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1959 | Eastern Kentucky (ends) |
| 1960 (spring) | Eastern Kentucky (assistant backfield) |
| 1960 | Columbia Military Academy (TN) (assistant) |
| 1961–1963 | Middle Tennessee (OB/DB) |
| 1964 | Middle Tennessee (C/ends/LB) |
| 1965–1968 | Middle Tennessee (OB) |
| 1969 (spring) | Southwestern (TN) (line) |
| 1969–1975 | Southwestern (TN) |
| 1976–1987 | Memphis Catholic HS (TN) |
| 1988–1997 | Saint Benedict HS (TN) |
| Wrestling | |
| 1960–1961 | Columbia Military Academy (TN) |
| 1969–? | Southwestern (TN) |
| 1976–? | Memphis Catholic HS (TN) (assistant) |
| Track and field | |
| 1958–1960 | Eastern Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1969–? | Southwestern (TN) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1988 | Memphis Catholic HS (TN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–23–5 (college football) 132–95 (high school football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 CAC (1970–1971, 1973) | |
Don Lear Sr. (March 1, 1935 – December 14, 2018) was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Southwestern at Memphis—now known as Rhodes College—from 1969 to 1975, Memphis Catholic High School from 1976 to 1987, and Saint Benedict at Auburndale High School from 1988 to 1997.