Mike_Donnelly_(American_football)

Mike Donnelly (American football)

Mike Donnelly (American football)

American football coach (1952–2017)

Michael B. "Duke" Donnelly (c. 1952 – October 4, 2017)[1] was an American college football coach. He was the head coach for Muhlenberg College from 1997 until his death in 2017.[2][3] He also coached for Whitman High School,[4] Albany, East Stroudsburg,[4] RPI,[5] Ithaca, Lafayette, Buffalo,[6] and Columbia.[7] He played college football for Ithaca as a linebacker.[4][8]

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Donnelly also coached track and field for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Ithaca College.[9][10]

Donnelly died from Leukemia on October 4, 2017.[11][12][13][14][15]

Head coaching record

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  1. Corey Goff served as acting head coach for the first five weeks of the season and the games are still reflected on Donnelly's totals. Following Donnelly's death, Goff served as interim for the remaining six games and finished the season 8–3 overall.

References

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    "Michael Donnelly Obituary (2017) - Allentown, PA - Morning Call". Legacy.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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    "2018". Muhlenberg College. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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    "Warriors add six to football staff". The Pocono Record. August 20, 1977. p. 23. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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    "IC grad joins RPI". Star-Gazette. July 12, 1978. p. 20. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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    Staff (October 10, 2017). "Mike Donnelly, former UB assistant coach, dies". Buffalo News. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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    Hertel, Alyssa (October 19, 2017). "Remembering Mike Donnelly". The Muhlenberg Weekly. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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    "Mike Donnelly - Head Football Coach - Football Coaches". Muhlenberg College Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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    "Named RPI Track Coach". Daily News. July 12, 1978. p. 300. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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    "Ithaca". The Ithaca Journal. July 17, 1980. p. 14. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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    "Muhlenberg football coach Mike Donnelly dies after short battle with leukemia". The Morning Call. October 5, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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    "Muhlenberg coach Donnelly passes away". October 4, 2017.
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    Kern, Mike (October 5, 2017). "Muhlenberg coach Mike Donnelly loses battle with leukemia". inquirer.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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    Wilson, Brad (October 5, 2017). "Muhlenberg football coach Mike Donnelly dies at 65". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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    "Muhlenberg Mourns Passing of Mike Donnelly". Muhlenberg College Athletics. October 4, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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    "NCAA Statistics". stats.ncaa.org. Retrieved March 9, 2024.


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