Donny White | |
Birth Date: | November 7, 1942 |
Death Date: | August 17, 2021 |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1961–1964 |
Player Team2: | VMI |
Player Sport3: | Baseball |
Player Years4: | 1963–1965 |
Player Team4: | VMI |
Player Positions: | Shortstop (baseball) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1998 |
Coach Team2: | VMI (interim HC) |
Coach Sport3: | Baseball |
Coach Years4: | 1982–1987 |
Coach Team4: | VMI |
Admin Years1: | 1998–2013 |
Admin Team1: | VMI |
Overall Record: | 0–1 (football) 85–136–1 (baseball) |
Donny White (November 7, 1942 - August 17, 2021) was an American college athletics administrator and coach. He was the athletic director at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), a position he held since 1998. White announced his retirement on May 13, 2013.[1] He had also been active as a coach at the school, and had been a cadet-athlete at VMI.
White played college football and college baseball at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) located in Lexington, Virginia. He co-captained the 1964 football team and was selected All-Southern Conference in baseball for three consecutive years as a shortstop. He was inducted into the VMI Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.
White was named the head baseball coach at VMI in 1982 and led the program for six years. In 1982, he was named Southern Conference Co-Coach of the Year for his efforts with the program.[2]
White was the interim head football coach for the final game of the 1998 season, finishing out the season after previous head coach Ted Cain was relieved of his duties after a 1–9 start for the season,[3] [4]