Members
Inductee
WINSTON, DONALD
WINSTON, DONALD
Born on January 13, 1978
Indianapolis
Inducted On
June 25, 2026
Location Inducted
Indianapolis, Indiana
Region Number
7
Indianapolis Scecina
Player
Scecina Memorial High School
1996
Donald was voted the Indianapolis Star City Athlete of the year in 1996. He was a Mr. Football finalist, that same year. In 1995, He was the State High Jump Champion with a winning jump of 7 feet. In 1996, he participated in the North/South All-Star game. Donald was named AP All-State Running Back in 1994 & 1995. He was Indianapolis Star 1st-team All-City RB in 94 & 95. In 1994, he was honorable mention USA Today All-American. Donald was the 1995 Indianapolis Metro Player of the Year.
Purdue University
2000 B.S., 2001 M.S.
At Purdue, Donald participated in the 2001 Rose Bowl. Purdue was the Big Ten Football Champion in 2000. In 2000, he won the Red Mackey Senior Leadership Award. In 1997, he was the recipient of the Purdue Pop Doan Award. As a scholarship player, Donald earned his Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership and Supervision. In 2001, He earned his master's degree in industrial engineering technology.
Donald received the Center for Leadership - Human Achievement Award.
Donald and his wife, Laura have a son, Adrian (Irene) Winston, and a daughter Zaria.