Don Veller

Don Veller

Biographical details
Born	(1912-05-20)May 20, 1912 Indiana, U.S.
Died	November 10, 2006(2006-11-10) (aged 94) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1932–1934	Indiana
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1935–1941	Elkhart HS (IN)
1946	Hanover
1947	Indiana (assistant)
1948–1952	Florida State
Golf
1953–1958	Florida State
1966–1967	Florida State
1974–1983	Florida State
Head coaching record
Overall	35–15–1 (college football) 53–11–4 (high school football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Dixie (1948–1950)

Donald Arld Veller (May 20, 1912 – November 10, 2006) was an American football player and coach of football and golf. He served as the head football coach at Hanover College in 1946 and at Florida State University from 1948 to 1952, compiling a career college football record of 35–15–1. Veller died at the age of 94 on November 10, 2006, in Tallahassee, Florida.[1]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Hanover Panthers (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1946)
1946	Hanover	4–3	3–2	6th
Hanover:		4–3	3–2
Florida State Seminoles (Dixie Conference) (1948–1950)
1948	Florida State	7–1	4–0	1st
1949	Florida State	9–1	4–0	1st
1950	Florida State	8–0	4–0	1st
Florida State Seminoles (Independent) (1951–1952)
1951	Florida State	6–2
1952	Florida State	1–8–1
Florida State:		31–12–1	14–0
Total:		35–15–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "Ex Florida State football coach Veller dies, to be buried in Vevay". The Madison Courier. Associated Press. November 11, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2011.

External links

• Don Veller at Find a Grave