Chester John Darnton (October 13, 1918 – April 3, 2015) was an American football and basketball coach. Darnton was the head football coach at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan for one season, in 1950, compiling a record of 2–6.[1] He graduated from Adrian in 1943.[2][3] He was also the head basketball coach at Adrian for the 1950–51 season, tallying a mark of 5–17.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 13, 1918 Lenawee County, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | April 3, 2015 (aged 96) Alpena, Michigan, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1950 | Adrian |
| Basketball | |
| 1950–1951 | Adrian |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–6 (football) 5–17 (basketball) |
Head coaching record edit
Football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Bulldogs (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1950) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Adrian | 2–6 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| Adrian: | 2–6 | 0–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–6 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Adrian Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
- ^ United Methodist Church (U.S.). Detroit Conference; United Methodist Church (U.S.). West Michigan Conference (1949). Michigan Christian Advocate. Vol. 76. Michigan Christian Advocate Publishing Company. ISSN 0026-2072. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ^ "Chester Darnton". The Alpena News. April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
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