Donald Robert Ingalls (January 17, 1919 – April 8, 1970) was an

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player and coach. He played

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at the

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and was chosen by conference coaches as a second-team player on the Associated Press All-Big Ten Conference team in 1940. He was drafted by the

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in the 18th round of the 1942 NFL draft and played professionally in the

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(NFL) for the Packers for one season, in 1942. Ingalls was the head coach of the 1944 Lincoln Army Air Field Wings football team. He served as the head football coach at the

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from 1952 to 1963, compiling a record of 49–54–3. Ingalls died on April 8, 1970, at Windham Community Hospital in

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Head coaching record

References

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