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American basketball and baseball player and coach (1920–1970)

Don Warnke
Personal information
Born	(1920-04-08)April 8, 1920 Michigan City, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 14, 1970(1970-04-14) (aged 50) Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Michigan City (Michigan City, Indiana)
College	Valparaiso (1942–1944)
Position	Center
Career history
As player:
1944–1945	Cleveland Allmen Transfers
1945	Youngstown Bears
As coach:
1948–1949	Valparaiso

Donald Leroy Warnke (April 8, 1920 – April 14, 1970) was an American professional basketball player as well as college basketball and baseball coach. He played for the Cleveland Allmen Transfers and Youngstown Bears in the National Basketball League and averaged 1.4 points per game.

Warnke played basketball, but not baseball, at Valparaiso University. He later became the head coach for both programs. He guided the baseball team from 1946 through 1953, while he led the basketball team during the 1948–49 season. His overall baseball record was 71–54, while his overall basketball record was 8–17.

References

^ "Donald Warnke NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
^ "Don Warnke". Peach Basket Society. February 1, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
"Donald Warnke Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 30, 2019.

v t e Valparaiso Beacons head baseball coaches
Elias Klein (1916) Floyd House (1917) Sidney Winters (1918) George Keogan (1920–1921) Earl Goheen (1922–1923) Leland Benton (1924) Bill Forney (1925) Millard Anderson (1926) Conrad Moll (1927–1928) Unknown (1929) Jake Christiansen (1930–1931) No team (1932–1941) Victor Dauer (1942) No team (1943–1945) Don Warnke (1946–1953) Emory Bauer (1954–1981) Rick Ferchen (1982–1987) Paul Twenge (1988–2006) Tracy Woodson (2007–2013) Brian Schmack (2014– )

Valparaiso Beacons head baseball coaches

Elias Klein (1916)
Floyd House (1917)
Sidney Winters (1918)
George Keogan (1920–1921)
Earl Goheen (1922–1923)
Leland Benton (1924)
Bill Forney (1925)
Millard Anderson (1926)
Conrad Moll (1927–1928)
Unknown (1929)
Jake Christiansen (1930–1931)
No team (1932–1941)
Victor Dauer (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Don Warnke (1946–1953)
Emory Bauer (1954–1981)
Rick Ferchen (1982–1987)
Paul Twenge (1988–2006)
Tracy Woodson (2007–2013)
Brian Schmack (2014– )

v t e Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball head coaches
Sidney Winters (1917–1919) George Keogan (1919–1922) Earl Goheen (1922–1923) William Shadoan (1923–1925) Millard Anderson (1925–1926) Conrad Moll (1926–1927) Earl Scott (1927–1929) Jake Christiansen (1929–1941) Loren Ellis (1941–1947) Emory Bauer (1947–1948) Don Warnke (1948–1949) Wilbur Allen (1949–1951) Ken Suesens (1951–1958) Paul Meadows (1958–1964) Gene Bartow (1964–1970) Bill Purden (1970–1976) Ken Rochlitz (1976–1980) Tom Smith (1980–1988) Homer Drew (1988–2002) Scott Drew (2002–2003) Homer Drew (2003–2011) Bryce Drew (2011–2016) Matt Lottich (2016–2023) Roger Powell (2023–)

Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball head coaches

Sidney Winters (1917–1919)
George Keogan (1919–1922)
Earl Goheen (1922–1923)
William Shadoan (1923–1925)
Millard Anderson (1925–1926)
Conrad Moll (1926–1927)
Earl Scott (1927–1929)
Jake Christiansen (1929–1941)
Loren Ellis (1941–1947)
Emory Bauer (1947–1948)
Don Warnke (1948–1949)
Wilbur Allen (1949–1951)
Ken Suesens (1951–1958)
Paul Meadows (1958–1964)
Gene Bartow (1964–1970)
Bill Purden (1970–1976)
Ken Rochlitz (1976–1980)
Tom Smith (1980–1988)
Homer Drew (1988–2002)
Scott Drew (2002–2003)
Homer Drew (2003–2011)
Bryce Drew (2011–2016)
Matt Lottich (2016–2023)
Roger Powell (2023–)

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