Donny White (November 7, 1942 - August 17, 2021) was an American college athletics administrator and coach. He was the

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at the

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(VMI), a position he held since 1998. White announced his retirement on May 13, 2013. He had also been active as a coach at the school, and had been a cadet-athlete at VMI.

Playing career

White played

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and

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(VMI) located in

Lexington, Virginia Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines ...

. He co-captained the 1964 football team and was selected All-Southern Conference in baseball for three consecutive years as a

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. He was inducted into the VMI Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.

Coaching career

Baseball

White was named the head baseball coach at VMI in 1982 and led the program for six years. In 1982, he was named Southern Conference Co-Coach of the Year for his efforts with the program.

Football

White was the interim head football coach for the final game of the 1998 season, finishing out the season after previous head coach

Ted Cain Ted Cain (born c. 1952) is a former American football coach who coached in the college football ranks for over 30 years. He is the former offensive coordinator, former special teams coordinator, and former tight-ends coach at Vanderbilt Commodor ...

was relieved of his duties after a 1–9 start for the season,College Football Data Warehouse
Ted Cain Coaching Records 1998

References

External links

VMI profile
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