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Dick Towers

Dick Towers
Biographical details
Born(1931-02-10)February 10, 1931
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
DiedApril 23, 2023(2023-04-23) (aged 92)
Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
1950–1952Kansas State
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1957Leavenworth HS (KS)
1958–1962Manhattan HS (KS)
1963Hutchinson
1964–1965Kansas State (offensive backfield)
1966Southern Illinois (assistant)
1967–1973Southern Illinois
1974–1976Duke (offensive backfield)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1981–1985Kansas State
Head coaching record
Overall29–37–2 (college)
8–2 (junior college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 KJCCC (1963)

Richard Ephraim Towers (February 10, 1931 – April 23, 2023) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He was the 12th head football coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, serving for seven seasons, from 1967 to 1973, and compiling a record of 29–37–2.[1] Towers was the athletic director at Kansas State University from 1981 to 1985, Iowa State associate athletic director 1986–1989.

A native of Olathe, Kansas, Towers attended Kansas State University, where he played football as a halfback and ran track, competing in the half-mile and 400 metres hurdles.[2]

Towers died from complications of multiple myeloma in Manhattan, Kansas, on April 23, 2023. He was 92.[3][4]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Southern Illinois Salukis (NCAA College Division / Division I independent) (1967–1973)
1967 Southern Illinois 3–7
1968 Southern Illinois 6–3
1969 Southern Illinois 5–5
1970 Southern Illinois 6–3
1971 Southern Illinois 6–4
1972 Southern Illinois 1–8–1
1973 Southern Illinois 3–7–1
Southern Illinois: 29–37–2
Total: 29–37–2

Junior college

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Hutchinson Blue Dragons (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) (1963)
1963 Hutchinson 8–2 7–1 T–1st
Hutchinson: 8–2 7–1
Total: 8–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Southern Illinois Coaching Records Archived July 6, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "At High School New Coaches; DeWitz, Towers Get Posts". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. March 7, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved October 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Coach Dick Towers". Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Dent, Bucky. "Richard 'Dick' Towers, former coach, dies". The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Year-by-Year Summary". Hutchinson Community College Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference All-Time Football Standings" (PDF). Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. p. 4. Retrieved May 27, 2024.


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