Don Cross

Don Cross

Biographical details
Born	(1925-01-26)January 26, 1925 Sesser, Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 29, 2003(2003-11-29) (aged 78) Kimberling City, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
1947–1949	Southern Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1952	Caruthersville HS (MO)
1953–1959	Cairo HS (IL)
1960–1965	Southern Illinois (OL)
1966–1968	Illinois State (OL/DL)
1969–1975	Southwest Missouri State
1976–1981	Western Illinois (OL)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1953–1960	Cairo Unified School District 1
Head coaching record
Overall	23–45–3 (college)

Donald Ray "Red" Cross (January 26, 1925 – November 29, 2003) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Southwest Missouri State University—now known as Missouri State University—in Springfield, Missouri from 1969 to 1975, compiling a record of 23–45–3.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Southwest Missouri State Bears (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1969–1976)
1969	Southwest Missouri State	0–10	0–5	6th
1970	Southwest Missouri State	2–7–1	1–4–1	6th
1971	Southwest Missouri State	1–8–1	1–4–1	7th
1972	Southwest Missouri State	4–6	2–4	5th
1973	Southwest Missouri State	3–7	3–3	T–3rd
1974	Southwest Missouri State	7–3	4–2	T–3rd
1975	Southwest Missouri State	6–4–1	3–3	T–3rd
Southwest Missouri State:		23–45–3	14–25–2
Total:		23–45–3

References

1. Scranton, Lyndal (October 24, 2014). "Longtime Missouri State coach, associate AD succumbs to cancer". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

External links

• Donald Ray “Red” Cross at Find a Grave