Don Meyer

Donald Wayne Meyer (December 16, 1944¹ – May 18, 2014) was an American college basketball coach who completed his career in 2010 as head coach of the men's team at Northern State University. He was previously head coach at Hamline University and Lipscomb University.

Donald Wayne Meyer (December 16, 1944 – May 18, 2014) was an American college basketball coach who completed his career in 2010 as head coach of the men's team at Northern State University. He was previously head coach at Hamline University and Lipscomb University.

Early life

Meyer was born in 1944 in Wayne, Nebraska. Meyer graduated with a major in physical education from the University of Northern Colorado and excelled in baseball and basketball, being named an NCAA All-American in 1966 while playing in the 1966 NCAA College Division basketball tournament. He graduated in 1967.

Retirement and death

On February 22, 2010, Northern State announced that Meyer would be retiring at the end of the 2009–10 season after 38 years of coaching. Later that year, on June 30, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Meyer was that year's recipient of the John Bunn Award, given by the Hall for significant contributions to the sport. Casey Bond, a Lipscomb alum, produced the independent film about Meyer called My Many Sons, along with producing partner Brad Wilson. The film was produced on a budget of between $2 million and $5 million under Bond and Wilson's production company, Higher Purpose Entertainment, and was released in 2015¹, starring Judge Reinhold as Meyer. The filming took place in Nashville, Tennessee and Aberdeen, South Dakota. Meyer died of complications from his cancer on May 18, 2014, aged 69, in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Head coaching record

See also

List of college men's basketball career coaching wins leaders

References

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