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Dick Towers Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born c. 1930 Playing career 1950–1952 Kansas State Position(s) Halfback Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1964–1965
1966
1967–1973Kansas State (assistant)
Southern Illinois (assistant)
Southern IllinoisHead coaching record Overall 29–37–2 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Richard E. "Dick" Towers (born c. 1930) is a former American football player and coach. He was the 12th head football coach for the Southern Illinois Salukis in Carbondale, Illinois and he held that position for seven seasons, from 1967 until 1973. His overall coaching record at SIU was 29 wins, 37 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him fifth at SIU in terms of total wins and ninth at SIU in terms of winning percentage.[1]
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Southern Illinois Salukis head football coaches William McAndrew (1913–1916) • Sam Patterson (1917) • William Lodge (1919) • William McAndrew (1921–1938) • Glenn Martin (1939–1949) • Bill Waller (1950–1951) • William O'Brien (1952–1954) • Albert Kawal (1955–1958) • Carmen Piccone (1959–1963) • Don Shroyer (1964–1965) • Ellis Rainsberger (1966) • Dick Towers (1967–1973) • Doug Weaver (1974–1975) • Rey Dempsey (1976–1983) • Ray Dorr (1984–1987) • Rick Rhoades (1988) • Bob Smith (1989–1993) • Shawn Watson (1994–1996) • Jan Quarless (1997–2000) • Jerry Kill (2001–2007) • Dale Lennon (2008– )
Kansas State Wildcats athletic directors Zora G. Clevenger (1916–1920) • Mike Ahearn (1920–1947) • Thurlo McCrady (1947–1951) • Larry "Moon" Mullins (1951–1956) • H. B. "Bebe" Lee (1956–1969) • Ernie Barrett (1969–1975) • John "Jersey" Jermier (1976–1977) • DeLoss Dodds (1978–1981) • Dick Towers (1981–1985) • Larry Travis (1985–1988) • Steve Miller (1988–1992) • Milt Richards (1992–1993) • Max Urick (1993–2001) • Tim Weiser (2001–2008) • Bob Krause (2008–2009) • John Currie (2009– )
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