Gordon Dean DeGraffenreid (June 21, 1943 – August 8, 2020) was an American athletics coach. He was the first head football coach at MidAmerica Nazarene College—now known as

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—from 1979 to 1990 and compiled an overall record of 41–53. DeGraffenreid also coached football and

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for Pacific High School and Richmond High School. DeGraffenreid was born on June 21, 1943, in Lake Ozark, Missouri. He attended and played

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for Missouri Valley as a

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and

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. He died on August 8, 2020, in

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Head coaching record

College football

References

1943 births 2020 deaths American football guards American football linebackers MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers football coaches Missouri Valley Vikings football players

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