Don Granitz | |
Birth Date: | 24 August 1928 |
Birth Place: | Ambridge, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Mishawaka, Indiana, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1948–1951 |
Player Team2: | Taylor |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1952–1954 |
Coach Team2: | Taylor |
Coach Sport3: | Baseball |
Coach Years4: | 1953–1955 |
Coach Team4: | Taylor |
Admin Years1: | 1971 |
Admin Team1: | Bethel (ID) |
Donald L. Granitz (August 24, 1928 – January 28, 2016) was a Christian missionary and an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana from 1952 to 1954.[2] After serving as a missionary in Brazil, Granitz returned to the United States to become the athletic director at Bethel College in Mishawaka, Indiana in 1971.[3]