David Bell Aaron Jr. (April 12, 1911 – March 26, 1992) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He was hired in 1946 as athletic director, head football coach, and head basketball coach at Austin Peay State College—now known as Austin Peay State University. Aaron served as the head football coach at Austin Peay for nine seasons, from 1946 to 1954, compiling a record of 44–35–6. He was the head basketball coach for 16 seasons, until 1962, tallying a mark of 258–174. Aaron earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees at Peabody College and a Bachelor of Laws degree at Cumberland University. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, assigned to the rank of lieutenant commander before his discharge.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 12, 1911 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 26, 1992 (aged 80) Winter Haven, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | George Peabody College, Cumberland University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1946–1954 | Austin Peay |
| Basketball | |
| 1946–1962 | Austin Peay |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1946–1972 | Austin Peay |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 44–35–6 (football) 258–174 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 VSAC (1948, 1953) | |
Aaron was born on April 12, 1911, in Nashville, Tennessee. He died on March 26, 1992, at Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, Florida.[2]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay Governors (Independent) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Austin Peay | 5–4 | |||||||
| Austin Peay Governors (Volunteer State Athletic Conference) (1947–1954) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Austin Peay | 3–6–1 | 0–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1948 | Austin Peay | 8–2 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1949 | Austin Peay | 8–2 | 1–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1950 | Austin Peay | 5–2–1 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1951 | Austin Peay | 1–8–1 | |||||||
| 1952 | Austin Peay | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1953 | Austin Peay | 4–4 | T–1st | ||||||
| 1954 | Austin Peay | 3–5–2 | |||||||
| Austin Peay: | 44–35–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | 44–35–6 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "David Aaron Named Sports Director At Austin Peay". The Leaf-Chronicle. Clarksville, Tennessee. February 11, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Obituaries: David Aaron Jr". The Leaf-Chronicle. Clarksville, Tennessee. March 28, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved March 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
