On Friday April 12, 2024, Donald J. Donoher -- clinging to the distinction of being the oldest living coach to have taken a team to a Final Four -- passed away peacefully at the age of 92. For a life well-traveled, well-fought, and his own special brew of fire, brimstone, [.....]
We all have our own view of Don Donoher. I grew up with Don Donoher being the head coach of the University of Dayton Flyers. Some of the most vivid memories of my youth were sitting in front of the transistor radio with my dad listening to UD games. During [.....]
It all started rather innocently with a rather lackluster loss to a McNeese State team that didn’t really scare anybody. It was compounded by probably the third best recruiting class Don Donoher ever recruited. “After 1986, we weren’t all that bad. There were chemistry problems. Negele was hurt a lot. [.....]
After what can easily be labeled as the greatest loss in its history, the school struggled to produce important wins. There was only one 20-win season and no trips to the NCAA. Despite the talents of such players as Jim Paxson, Erv Giddings, Jack Zimmerman, Mike Kanieski and Roosevelt Chapman, [.....]
“The 1973-74 team would have held their own with the 1967-68 teams.” That is how much Don Donoher thought of a team that had won a total of 26 games in the two previous years. This was a total that Tom Blackburn passed more than once in a single season. [.....]
At the time of Tom Blackburn’s death, the control of the athletic department was in the hands of the Athletic Board. “The Athletic Board was stacked with people that knew me." remembers Donoher. "They had one meeting to go over the situation and it was more like a political campaign. [.....]
The Korean War was in the back of everyone’s mind during the early 1950s. Trying to delay the inevitable, Donoher enrolled in ROTC. “I was having such a good time playing basketball that I did what I needed to do. At that age, you don’t think too far past today. [.....]
The University of Dayton began playing basketball in 1903, but it wasn’t until 1947 that anyone really paid a great deal of attention to who had the bigger number on the scoreboard at the end of the game. After suffering though two seasons with a combined 7-30 record, it was [.....]
I doubt many, while growing up, felt he was a man who would make a real difference. Even today, if you saw him in a crowded room, you probably wouldn’t notice him if he weren't just a little taller than most of the people there. After talking with him for [.....]
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