Douglas Eugene Mooney (January 31, 1929 – January 13, 2018) was an American college football and tennis coach. He was the head football coach for Case Institute of Technology from 1957 until its athletics merged with Western Reserve University in 1969 after the schools had merged in 1967. He was the men's tennis coach for Case Tech, and when it was later known as Case Western Reserve, from 1955 to 1956 and from 1970 to 1988.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 31, 1929 Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 2018 (aged 88) Middleburg Heights, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bowling Green State University (1954) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1946–1947 | Bowling Green |
| 1948 | Pensacola NAS |
| 1949–1950 | Bowling Green |
| 1951–1952 | Fort Meade |
| Position(s) | End, defensive end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1953 | Bowling Green (SA) |
| 1954 | John Marshall HS (OH) (assistant) |
| 1955–1956 | Case Tech (line) |
| 1957–1969 | Case Tech |
| Basketball | |
| 1953 | Bowling Green (SA) |
| 1954 | John Marshall HS (OH) (assistant) |
| Tennis | |
| 1955–1956 | Case Tech |
| 1970–1988 | Case Western Reserve |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–72–3 (football) 143–62 (tennis dual match) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Tennis 7 PAC | |
Early life, playing career, and military career
editMooney was born on January 31, 1929, to Douglas A. and Agnes Mooney in Bowling Green, Ohio.[1] He attended and played high school football for Bowling Green High School and was a member of the 1945 team that won the Buckeye League.[2] He attended Bowling Green and played college football as an end and defensive end from 1946 to 1947.[3] He earned playing time in his sophomore season after an injury to co-captain Jimmy Knierim.[4] In 1948, He missed the season to serve in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program at the Naval Air Station Pensacola.[5][6] He returned to Bowling Green in 1949 and remained until 1950.[7] In his senior season he was voted team captain.[6] He suffered rib cartilage separation in October and was replaced in both his offensive and defensive positions by Phil White and Hal Dunham.[3] Mooney was called into the United States Army in 1951 and served until 1953.[5][6] He played on Fort Meade's football team while serving in the Counterintelligence Corps.[5] He obtained his degree from Bowling Green State University in 1954.[1]
Coaching career
editIn 1953, Mooney's coaching career began as a student assistant freshman football and basketball coach for his alma mater, Bowling Green.[6] In 1954, he served as an assistant football and basketball coach for John Marshall High School.[8][9] In 1955, he was hired as the line coach for the Case Tech football team and as the head tennis coach.[10] He served in both roles for two years before being promoted to head football coach and relinquishing his role as head tennis coach in 1957.[6][10][11] He led the Rough Riders football team for thirteen seasons and led them to an overall record of 18–72–3.[12] His best year, and his only winning season, came in 1961, as the team finished 4–3 overall. He held the position until 1969 after Case Tech had merged athletics with Western Reserve and Flory Mauriocourt was retained as the now-combined team's head coach.
After Mooney was relieved of his football coaching duties, he returned to be the head tennis coach for Case Western Reserve. As head coach, he helped lead the tennis team to seven Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) championships from 1972 to 1979.[12] His 1974 team won all six singles and all three doubles titles in the PAC tournament.[13] He finished with a duel match record of 143–62.[13] He retired from coaching after the 1988 season.
Personal life and honors
editMooney was inducted into the Case Western Reserve Hall of Fame in 1996.[13]
After Mooney graduated from Bowling Green, he served as the president of the City Softball Association in Bowling Green, Ohio.[2] Mooney's son was born in 1952.[5] He died on January 13, 2018, in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, at 88 years old.[1][14]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Tech Rough Riders (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (1957–1969) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Case Tech | 0–5–1 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1958 | Case Tech | 2–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1959 | Case Tech | 1–6 | 1–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 1960 | Case Tech | 1–5–1 | 1–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 1961 | Case Tech | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1962 | Case Tech | 1–6 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1963 | Case Tech | 2–5 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1964 | Case Tech | 0–8 | 0–7 | 9th | |||||
| 1965 | Case Tech | 3–5 | 2–5 | T–8th | |||||
| 1966 | Case Tech | 2–5 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1967 | Case Tech | 0–7 | 0–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1968 | Case Tech | 0–7 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1969 | Case Tech | 2–6 | 1–5 | T–5th | |||||
| Case Tech: | 18–72–3 | 15–60–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–72–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Douglas "Doug" Mooney". A. Ripepi & Sons Funeral Home. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "'Oldtimers' Football Game To Feature '45'-46 Bobcat Stars". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. June 29, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "Mooney May See Limited Action In Bradley Tilt". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 5, 1950. p. 13. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Bee Gee Meets Iowa Teachers". The Sandusky Register. November 12, 1947. p. 11. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Mooney Named Case Assistant". The Plain Dealer. June 9, 1955. p. 28. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "BG's Doug Mooney New Grid Coach At Cleveland Case Tech". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. April 12, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Face Tough Schedule After Unbeaten Record". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. August 26, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Named Grid Aide". Sidney Daily News. June 13, 1955. p. 9. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Ex Bowling Green Star Is Coach". Bryan Times. June 9, 1955. p. 6. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "Doug Mooney Named Grid Coach at Case". The Tribune. April 12, 1957. p. 9. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Lands Case Job". The Sandusky Register. April 12, 1957. p. 17. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "Case Western Reserve mourns the loss of Doug Mooney". The Daily. January 18, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Doug Mooney (1996)". CWRU Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Douglas "Doug" Mooney Obituary (1929 - 2018)". Legacy.com. Retrieved July 4, 2024.