Don and his family moved to Decatur when he was in grade school. He attended Decatur High School for two years and was part of the first graduating class at Eisenhower High School. While at Eisenhower, he excelled at basketball and was a leading scorer and captain of the team. He received a basketball scholarship to Millikin University where he continued to excel. He was second-team all conference his sophomore, junior, and senior years and captain his senior year. He finished his basketball career with 1,404 total points which still ranks 14th in all-time scoring at Millikin. He was inducted to the Millikin University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987.
After graduating from Millikin, he started his teaching and coaching career at Maroa Forsyth from 1963 to 1966. In 1966, he moved to Lakeview High School where was the assistant basketball and assistant football coach until 1971. He was head basketball coach from 1971 to 1981 where he was the winningest coach in school history. In 1981, he began teaching at Macarthur High School and he became head basketball coach in 1983. He became athletic director in 1988 and retired in 2002. In total, his basketball teams won over 200 games and Don received numerous coaching accolades through years including District, Area and Conference Coach of the Year.
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