Doug Shanks Explained

Douglas Shanks
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Central Hinds Academy
Birth Date:25 October 1946
Birth Place:Soso, Mississippi
Coach Years1:1990–2000
Coach Team1:University Christian School (MS)
Overall Record:253–471
Tournament Record:SWAC 0–0
NCAA: 0–0
Coach Years2:2001–2014
Coach Team2:Mississippi Valley State
Coach Years3:2015–present
Coach Team3:Central Hinds Academy (MS)

Douglas William Shanks[1] [2] [3] [4] (October 25, 1946 - September 4, 2023) was an American college baseball coach. He was a city commissioner of Jackson, Mississippi and was on their city council.[5] [6] He served as the head coach of the Mississippi Valley State Devils (2001–2014).

Early life

Shanks was born on October 25, 1946, in Soso, Mississippi.[7] Shanks was the son of Fred David and Frances (McMillan) Shanks.[8] Shanks graduated from Provine High School in 1964. He then graduated from Liberty University.

Political career

Shanks had wanted to become the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, since he was a teenager.[9] Before 1977, he served as the Jackson director of public relations.[10] He was the city commissioner of Jackson, Mississippi from 1973 to 1977, under mayor Russell C. Davis.[11] In 1973, he became the first Republican to serve on the Jackson City Council. In 1977 and 1981, as a Republican, he ran for mayor against Democrat Dale Danks, but lost.

Coaching career

In 2001, Shanks became the first white head coach of a major sport at Mississippi Valley State, when he became the head baseball coach there.[12] After 14 seasons at Mississippi Valley State University, Shanks retired from coaching college baseball to become the head coach at Central Hinds Academy.[13]

Book

In 2020, Shanks co-wrote and published a book that details the history of southern Jackson from 1945 to 1965, called One Direction Home.[14]

Personal life

He married Kay Guest in 1975. They had four children together. One son, Fred, is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Brandon.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 1985-03-21. Terry Marcus Loherbert Birth Newspaper birth announcement. 6. Clarion-Ledger. 2021-01-26.
  2. News: 1975-02-23. Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi)23 Feb 1975, SunPage 50. 50. Clarion-Ledger. 2021-01-26.
  3. Book: The Packet. 1976. Mississippi Library Commission. en.
  4. Web site: Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on June 8, 1975 · Page 109. 2021-03-23. Newspapers.com. en.
  5. MS Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 596 https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series-files/sos/sosenrolled/sos-enrolled-2015/sos-enrolled-2015-concurrent/sos-enrolled-2015-concurrent-senate/pdf/SCR596.pdf
  6. Web site: Shanks leaving MVSU baseball. 2020-10-30. USA TODAY. en-US.
  7. Web site: Obituary for Douglas William Shanks at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home - Flowood . 2023-09-14 . www.wrightferguson.com . en.
  8. News: 2004-04-12. Obituary for Frances M. Shanks, 1923-2004 (Aged 81). 16. Clarion-Ledger. 2021-01-26.
  9. Web site: 1977-02-03. Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on February 3, 1977 · Page 23. 2021-03-23. Newspapers.com. en.
  10. Web site: Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on May 6, 1977 · Page 74. 2021-03-23. Newspapers.com. en.
  11. News: 1981-05-13. Shanks get GOP nod to face Danks. 1. Clarion-Ledger. 2020-10-30.
  12. News: 2000-08-12. Doug Shanks takes baseball coaching job at Mississippi Valley State University. 29. Clarion-Ledger. 2021-03-24.
  13. Web site: MVSU baseball coach Doug Shanks retires . Ros Dumlao . November 11, 2014 . The Clarion-Ledger . www.clarionledger.com . April 24, 2020.
  14. Web site: Edic. Gerard. 2020-10-06. 2 ex-MVSU staffers collaborate on book about south Jackson. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20201007031900/https://www.gwcommonwealth.com/news/article_a459e1e6-077c-11eb-bab6-7b572356532e.html. 2020-10-07. 2021-03-24. The Greenwood Commonwealth. en.
  15. Web site: Bowker . Ernest . 2023-09-05 . Doug Shanks, former Mississippi Valley State baseball coach, dies . 2023-09-14 . The Vicksburg Post . en.

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