About Rex Darling
Lived 1914 – 1996 (aged 82). Rex Darling was an American basketball coach.
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. 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.
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Who was Rex Darling?
American football coach (1914-1996)
When was Rex Darling born?
Rex Darling was born on 2 October 1914 in Lincoln Center.
When did Rex Darling die?
Rex Darling died on 14 October 1996 in Charleston.
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Rex Darling was a basketball coach.
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Rex Darling was American.
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