Don was born in 1933 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He moved to Medford in 1946 and played base­ball for the Medford Senior High School Black Tornado from 1949 to 1951. After serving in the Marine Corps for 2 years in the Korean war, Don worked for Thrifty Drug as VP of Merchandising in So. Cali­fornia from 1957-1981. In 1982, Don returned to Medford and worked at AP Logging as a bookkeeper until 1992. Don finished his career in the wood products industry with Boise Cascade, retiring in 2012.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• 1985-2012 Medford Mustangs General Manager 28 years- duties include
• Official scorer, scorekeeper for away games, travel coordinator, head fundraiser, season ticket manager, CFO and budget manager, game scheduler and coordinator, State tournament coordinator
• 2002, Regional Tournament Chairman – 2009, 28-year sponsor
• 1988-2012 North Medford High Baseball Official Scorer/Announcer
• 1988-2012 North Medford High Basketball Official Scorer/Statistician
• Scorekeeper and stats at away games
• 1997-2012 North Medford High Football Official Statistician (home and away)
• 2009 Inducted into Oregon Baseball Coaches’ Hall of Fame as a Special Contributor