Mike Donahue

Football Coach

Birthday June 14, 1876

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Ireland

DEATH DATE Dec 11, 1960 (84)

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About

Revered football coach who spent eighteen seasons as the head coach of the Auburn University Tigers. He won a National Championship with the team in 1913 and was eventually inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Before Fame

He spent four years at Yale University, where he played quarterback.

Trivia

The street on which Auburn football's Jordan–Hare Stadium is built, Donahue Drive, is named in his honor.

Family Life

He has a son named Mike Jr..

Associated With

He and Pat Dye are two of Auburn football's most respected coaches.