Marion G. MacDonald (October 1, 1914 – January 18, 1990) was an
American football
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and
basketball
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coach. He served as the head basketball coach at
Western Carolina University
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–then known as Western Carolina Teachers College–from 1945 to 1947 and
Washburn University
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in
Topeka, Kansas
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from 1951 to 1960. During his time at Western Carolina, he also served as an assistant football coach and, for one season, head coach in 1945.
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1914 births
1990 deaths
Basketball coaches from South Dakota
Fort Hays State Tigers men's basketball coaches
Washburn Ichabods baseball coaches
Washburn Ichabods men's basketball coaches
Western Carolina Catamounts football coaches
Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball coaches
People from Sanborn County, South Dakota