About Don Pinhey
Lived 1930 – 2014 (aged 83). Don Pinhey was an American canadian football player.
Donald Charles Pinhey (December 20, 1930 – November 13, 2014) was an American gridiron football player and coach of football and baseball. He played professionally for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was named an all-star for the 1956 CFL season. Pinhey played college football at Muskingum University. Pinhey served as the head football coach at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakotafrom 1959 to 1962 and at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio from 1963 to 1966, compiling a career college football coaching record of 17–44–3. He was the head baseball coach at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut from 1968 to 1999, amassing a record of 357–476–5.
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Who was Don Pinhey?
American gridiron football player and coach (1930–2014)
When was Don Pinhey born?
Don Pinhey was born on 20 December 1930 in Ohio.
When did Don Pinhey die?
Don Pinhey died on 13 November 2014 in New London.
What was Don Pinhey's occupation?
Don Pinhey was a canadian football player.
What nationality was Don Pinhey?
Don Pinhey was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Don Pinhey. https://biography.guide/don-pinhey/
MLA: "Don Pinhey." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/don-pinhey/.
Chicago: "Don Pinhey." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/don-pinhey/.
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