Members
Inductee
DOWNING, DOUG
DOWNING, DOUG
Born on June 15, 1965
Lafayette, Indiana
Inducted On
June 9, 2024
Location Inducted
West Lafayette, Indiana
Region Number
4
Lafayette Jefferson High School
Player
Lafayette Jefferson High School
1983
Doug was a 1st Team Parade All-American in 1982. A 2-time 1st Team All-State Quarterback in 1981 & 1982.
Purdue University
B.A. in Communications
1988
Doug was the starting quarterback for Purdue for 2 years
Doug and his wife Lisa have 2 sons Brian and Adam.
Doug’s career was cut short, and he went into coaching college football right away. After 2 years as a graduate assistant at Purdue, Doug began his 25-year college coaching career with stops at Western Illinois University (9 years), Southwest Missouri State University (2 years), University of Toledo (8 years), Findlay University (1 year) and Eastern Michigan University (5 years). Where he held coaching titles of Offensive Coordinator, Special Teams Coordinator, Recruiting Coordinator, QB coach, RB coach, WR coach and TE coach. Collecting 6 Conference Championship titles. After leaving the college ranks, Doug took over as the Head Football Coach at Sylvania Northview High School (8 years). Where he led the Wildcats to their 1st playoff win in school history. Doug also took over the reigns of the schools Head Track & Field Coach.