Don Shelton (1928 – October 2, 2011) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

player and coach. He served as the head football coach at

Murray State University Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, H ...

from 1960 to 1966, compiling a record of 26–41–3. Prior to that, he had an impressive run as the head coach at

Henderson City High School Henderson City High School existed from 1955 to 1976 in Henderson County, Kentucky. It was the fourth and last building to serve as Henderson High School. The school was called "City High" to distinguish it from ''Henderson County High School'' w ...

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. Shelton was a four-year letter winner at the

University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of ...

from 1946 to 1949.

Head coaching record

College

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shelton, Don 1928 births 2011 deaths Louisville Cardinals football players Murray State Racers football coaches High school football coaches in Kentucky