Donald Leroy Warnke (April 8, 1920 – April 14, 1970) was an American professional

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player as well as college basketball and

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coach. He played for the Cleveland Allmen Transfers and Youngstown Bears in the National Basketball League and averaged 1.4 points per game. Warnke played basketball, but not baseball, at

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. He later became the head coach for both programs. He guided the

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from 1946 through 1953, while he led the

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during the 1948–49 season. His overall baseball record was 71–54, while his overall basketball record was 8–17.

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