Don Cross

Donald Ray "Red" Cross (January 26, 1925 – November 29, 2003) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Southwest Missouri State University—now known as Missouri State University—in Springfield, Missouri from 1969 to 1975, compiling a record of 23–45–3.

Don Cross
Biographical details
Born(1925-01-26)January 26, 1925
Sesser, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 29, 2003(2003-11-29) (aged 78)
Kimberling City, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
1947–1949Southern Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1952Caruthersville HS (MO)
1953–1959Cairo HS (IL)
1960–1965Southern Illinois (OL)
1966–1968Illinois State (OL/DL)
1969–1975Southwest Missouri State
1976–1981Western Illinois (OL)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1953–1960Cairo Unified School District 1
Head coaching record
Overall23–45–3 (college)

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Southwest Missouri State Bears (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1969–1976)
1969 Southwest Missouri State 0–100–56th
1970 Southwest Missouri State 2–7–11–4–16th
1971 Southwest Missouri State 1–8–11–4–17th
1972 Southwest Missouri State 4–62–45th
1973 Southwest Missouri State 3–73–3T–3rd
1974 Southwest Missouri State 7–34–2T–3rd
1975 Southwest Missouri State 6–4–13–3T–3rd
Southwest Missouri State: 23–45–314–25–2
Total:23–45–3

References
  1. Scranton, Lyndal (October 24, 2014). "Longtime Missouri State coach, associate AD succumbs to cancer". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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