11 Facts About Don Carthel

Donald Ray Carthel was born on July 6,1952 and is an American football coach.

Don Carthel is an assistant coach in charge special teams quality control at Stephen F Austin State University.

Don Carthel is the father of Stephen F Austins' head football coach, Colby Carthel.

Don Carthel later coached at University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa, and Boswell High School in Fort Worth, Texas, until getting his first head coach job at Lubbock Christian College.

Don Carthel resigned and then took a job as an assistant coach at the University of Texas at El Paso under coach Bill Yung.

In 1985 Don Carthel took over head coaching duties at his alma mater Eastern New Mexico.

Don Carthel was inducted into the ENMU Hall of Fame in 2001.

Don Carthel took a pause from football coaching for nine years, before becoming a volunteer coach at Abilene Christian University under head coach Gary Gaines in 2000.

In 2004 Don Carthel was named the head coach and general manager of the Amarillo Dusters in their inaugural season in the Intense Football League.

Don Carthel hired his son Colby Carthel as the Defensive coordinator in 2006.

Don Carthel did indeed purchase the tickets, but was promptly reimbursed by the two players that he bought the tickets for.