DON A. COMER ‘57 - ‘85
Inducted 1994
Don A. Comer, Coach ‘57-85, enrolled in
Montgomery College during the 1947 spring semester. While attending MC, he became involved
in the athletic program. He played basketball for three semesters, football and baseball
for one semester, and won the 160-pound class boxing championship in 1949.
After graduating from the University of Maryland, Mr. Comer returned to the educational
arena teaching at Takoma Park Junior High. In the fall of 1957, Coach Rubini hired Mr.
Comer as one of MC’s assistant football coaches and head coach of the basketball
team. Upon ‘Rube’s’ departure from MC, Mr. Comer inherited the baseball
coaching position as well.
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seven sports at Montgomery College: football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis,
swimming, and cross-country. As coach, he inspired many winning teams. From 1959 through
1962, his baseball team won conference championships and one regional championship in
Grand Junction, Colorado. Other conference championship teams were basketball in 1961 and
golf in 1966. For 14 years Mr. Comer was chairman of the Takoma Park Physical Education
Department. In this capacity, he served as the faculty adviser for the physical planning
of Falcon Hall during the redevelopment of the Takoma Park Campus. Other committees he
served on include Faculty Senate, Curriculum Committee, Scholarship Committee, Exploratory
Committee, Academic Appeals Committee, 1978 Committee on Accreditation, and faculty
adviser to the Christian Fellowship Club.
Mr. Comer retired in 1985 and earned the rank of Professor Emeritus in February 1986.
He refuses to sever completely the ties to Montgomery College. He has taught part time
each year since his retirement.
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