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American football, basketball, and tennis coach

Rex Darling
Biographical details
Born	(1914-10-02)October 2, 1914 Lincoln, Kansas, U.S.
Died	October 14, 1996(1996-10-14) (aged 82) Charleston, Illinois, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1945–1950	Eastern Illinois (assistant)
1951	Eastern Illinois
Basketball
1945–1964	Eastern Illinois (assistant)
1964–1967	Eastern Illinois
Tennis
1946–1974	Eastern Illinois

Head coaching record
Overall	4–2–2 (football) 42–55 (basketball)

Rex V. Darling (October 2, 1914 – October 14, 1996) was an American football, basketball, and tennis coach. He was the 12th head football coach at Eastern Illinois State College—now known as Eastern Illinois University—in Charleston, Illinois, serving for one season, in 1951, and compiling a record of 4–2–2. Darling was also the head basketball coach at Eastern Illinois from 1964 to 1967, tallying a mark of 42–55. He was the school's head tennis coach from 1946 to 1974.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1951)
1951	Eastern Illinois	4–2–2	2–2–2	4th
Eastern Illinois:		4–2–2	2–2–2
Total:		4–2–2

References

Eastern Illinois Coaching Records Archived November 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
"Rex Darling Gets New Post". The New York Times. August 18, 1967.

External links

Rex Darling at Find a Grave

v t e Eastern Illinois Panthers head football coaches
Otis Caldwell (1899–1901) Thornton Smallwood (1902) Thomas Briggs (1903) Joseph Brown (1904–1909) Harold Railsback (1910) Charles Lantz (1911–1917) No team (1918) Charles Lantz (1919–1934) Winfield Angus (1935) Gilbert Carson (1936–1937) Harold Ave (1938) Gilbert Carson (1939–1941) Clayton Miller (1942) No team (1943) Charles Lantz (1944) James Goff (1945) Maynard O'Brien (1946–1950) Rex Darling (1951) Maynard O'Brien (1952–1955) Keith Smith (1956) Ralph Kohl (1957–1964) Clyde Biggers (1965–1971) Jack Dean (1972–1974) John Konstantinos (1975–1977) Darrell Mudra (1978–1982) Al Molde (1983–1986) Bob Spoo (1987–2005) Mark Hutson # (2006) Bob Spoo (2007–2011) Dino Babers (2012–2013) Kim Dameron (2014–2018) Adam Cushing (2019–2021) Chris Wilkerson (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Eastern Illinois Panthers head football coaches

Otis Caldwell (1899–1901)
Thornton Smallwood (1902)
Thomas Briggs (1903)
Joseph Brown (1904–1909)
Harold Railsback (1910)
Charles Lantz (1911–1917)
No team (1918)
Charles Lantz (1919–1934)
Winfield Angus (1935)
Gilbert Carson (1936–1937)
Harold Ave (1938)
Gilbert Carson (1939–1941)
Clayton Miller (1942)
No team (1943)
Charles Lantz (1944)
James Goff (1945)
Maynard O'Brien (1946–1950)
Rex Darling (1951)
Maynard O'Brien (1952–1955)
Keith Smith (1956)
Ralph Kohl (1957–1964)
Clyde Biggers (1965–1971)
Jack Dean (1972–1974)
John Konstantinos (1975–1977)
Darrell Mudra (1978–1982)
Al Molde (1983–1986)
Bob Spoo (1987–2005)
Mark Hutson # (2006)
Bob Spoo (2007–2011)
Dino Babers (2012–2013)
Kim Dameron (2014–2018)
Adam Cushing (2019–2021)
Chris Wilkerson (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball head coaches
Joseph Brown (1908–1910) No team (1910–1911) Charles Lantz (1911–1917) No team (1917–1918) Charles Lantz (1918–1935) Winfield Angus (1935–1936) Gilbert Carson (1936–1942) Clayton Miller (1942–1943) Charles Lantz (1943–1944) James Goff (1944–1946) Bill Healey (1946–1953) Robert Carey (1953–1961) Rex Darling (1961–1962) Robert Carey (1962–1964) Rex Darling (1964–1967) John Caine (1967–1968) Don Eddy (1968–1980) Rick Samuels (1980–2005) Mike Miller (2005–2012) Jay Spoonhour (2012–2021) Marty Simmons (2021– )

Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball head coaches

Joseph Brown (1908–1910)
No team (1910–1911)
Charles Lantz (1911–1917)
No team (1917–1918)
Charles Lantz (1918–1935)
Winfield Angus (1935–1936)
Gilbert Carson (1936–1942)
Clayton Miller (1942–1943)
Charles Lantz (1943–1944)
James Goff (1944–1946)
Bill Healey (1946–1953)
Robert Carey (1953–1961)
Rex Darling (1961–1962)
Robert Carey (1962–1964)
Rex Darling (1964–1967)
John Caine (1967–1968)
Don Eddy (1968–1980)
Rick Samuels (1980–2005)
Mike Miller (2005–2012)
Jay Spoonhour (2012–2021)
Marty Simmons (2021– )

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