- Don Lee (American football)
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Don Lee Sport(s) Football Playing career 1990–1993 Olivet Nazarene Position(s) Defensive end Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1994
1995–1997
1998–2001
2002
2006–2008
2009–2010Momence HS (IL) (OLB)
Middle Georgia JC (DE)
Southwest Baptist (DL)
Cumberlands (LB)
Belhaven
Olivet NazareneHead coaching record Overall 15–40 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Don Lee is a former American football player and coach in the United States. He served as the head football coach at Belhaven College from 2006 to 2008 and at Olivet Nazarene University from 2009 to 2010, compiling a career college football record of 15–40. Lee was the second African American head coach in history of the NAIA's Mid-South Conference[1] and is a recipient of a National Football League minority coach fellowship.[2]
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Playing career
Lee played defensive end at Olivet Nazarene University[3] from 1990 until 1993, where he also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education in 1995[4]
Coaching career
Assistant coaching
Lee's coaching career began with Momence High School in Momence, Illinois where he served as outside linebackers coach for the school. His next move was Middle Georgia College as the defensive ends coach from 1995 to 1997. At Middle Georgia, the defense was ranked seventh in the NJCAA in total defense during the 1995 season.[5]
Lee entered the collegiate coaching ranks as defensive line coach at Southwest Baptist University from 1997 until 2001, and in 2002 moved to be the linebackers coach at the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky.[6] His next move was to become an assistant coach at Belhaven, where he would later become the head coach.[7]
Belhaven
Lee is no longer the current[8] head football coach for the Belhaven College Blazers[9] located in Jackson, Mississippi. Lee has held that position since the 2006 season[10] and is the fourth football coach at the school. His coaching record at Belhaven was 11 wins, 11 losses, and 0 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him third at Belhaven in total wins and second at Belhaven in winning percentage (.500).[11] The team won the Mid-South Conference West Division title in the process.[12]
After several years as an assistant coach,[13] Lee began his tenure at Belhaven by producing only the second winning season in the history of the school's football program in 2006.[14]
Lee has modified the school's approach of bringing in junior college transfer students to play and is focusing on building through new recruits. He has accented that program by bolstering a junior varsity schedule which encourages incoming freshmen to choose Belhaven through the desire of more playing time.[15] In 2007, his team Belhaven, produced a 5-6 overall record and averaged 33.7 points and allowed 37.3 per game.[16] His challenges in the 2008 season include overcoming being outscored in the fourth quarter of play[17] and overcoming a four win losing streak to begin the season.[18]
Olivet Nazarene
January 2009-November 2010 BAD DECISION
Head coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Belhaven Blazers (Mid-South Conference) (2006–2008) 2006 Belhaven 6–5 6–2 1st (West) 2007 Belhaven 5–6 4–4 T–2nd (West) 2008 Belhaven 2–9 5th (West) Belhaven: 13–20 Olivet Nazarene Tigers (Mid-States Football Association) (2009–2010) 2009 Olivet Nazarene 2–9 1–6 7th (Mideast) 2010 Olivet Nazarene 0–11 0–7 8th (Mideast) Olivet Nazarene: 2–20 1–13 Total: 15–40 References
- ^ Columbia Daily Herald
- ^ National Football League "NFL minority coaching fellowship attracts 83 participants"
- ^ Victory Sports Network, Belhaven College Football
- ^ Columbia Daily Herald He is now married to Mary Lee
- ^ Victory Sports Network "Belhaven's Lee Pursues Through Tough Family Issues" Jason Dannelly, February 17, 2006
- ^ Columbia Daily Herald
- ^ Mid-South Conference
- ^ Victory Sports Network "Mid South West Division September 3rd Report" Jason Dannelly September 5, 2006
- ^ Clarion Ledger "Blazers shoot for consistency" by Stephen K. Lee, August 24, 2008
- ^ NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DAILY JOURNAL "Majors target first win over Blazers" September 13, 2008
- ^ Belhaven College coaching records
- ^ Fox 40 Now Sports "2008 Belhaven College Football Preview" By Kristina Pink August 24, 2008
- ^ NCAA News Transactions
- ^ Natchez Democrat "Forrest White, Jonathan Gamberi become Blazers" By Matt Rutherford, February 13, 2007
- ^ Victory Sports Network "Campus Report: Belhaven College-Jackson, MS" by Jason Dannelly, November 3, 2005
- ^ Tuscaloosa News "Revamped Tigers face Belhaven tonight" by Andrew Carroll August 30, 2008
- ^ Hattiesburg American "Belhaven's top priority: Be more consistent" By Stephen K. Lee, August 24, 2008
- ^ The Clarion Ledger "The End Zone" by Mike Christensen October 1, 2008
External links
Belhaven Blazers head football coaches Norman Joseph (1998–2000) • Dennis Roland (2001–2002) • Scott Highsmith (2003–2005) • Don Lee (2006–2008) • Joseph Thrasher (2009– )
Olivet Nazarene Tigers head football coaches Ward (1976–1979) • Richardson (1980–1985) • Dennis Roland (1986–1990) • John VanderMeer (1991–1995) • Mike Conway (1996–1999) • Gary Newsome (2000–2008) • Don Lee (2009–2010) • Brian Fish (2011–20 10)
Categories:- Living people
- American football defensive ends
- Belhaven Blazers football coaches
- Cumberlands Patriots football coaches
- Olivet Nazarene Tigers football coaches
- Olivet Nazarene Tigers football players
- Southwest Baptist Bearcats football coaches
- High school football coaches in the United States
- Junior college football coaches in the United States
- African American coaches of American football
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