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    Don Dunn

    Player Profile

    Hometown:
    Louisville, Kent.

    Position:
    Defensive Tackles/Noseguards

    Birthdate:
    09/27/1953

    EDUCATION
    College: East Tennessee State (B.S., 1976), Union College (Master's, 1980)

    PLAYING EXPERIENCE
    (Center) - Lees-McRae Junior College (N.C.) (1971-73), East Tennessee State (1973-74)

    COACHING EXPERIENCE
    1976- David Crockett High School, Jonesboro, Tenn. (Assistant)
    1977-79- Holston High School, Knoxville, Tenn. (Assistant)
    1980-82- Lees-McRae Junior College (Assistant)
    1983-84- Tennessee (Graduate Assistant- Defensive Line)
    1985-89- Montana State (Defensive Line, Recruiting Coordinator)
    1990-93- Pacific (Defensive Line (1990-91)/Assistant Head Coach, Co-Defensive Coordinator (1992-93))
    1994- Nevada-Reno (Co-Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line)
    1995-98- Mississippi (Defensive Tackles)
    1999-Present- Auburn (Defensive Tackles)

    BOWL EXPERIENCE
    Coach: 1983 Citrus Bowl, 1984 Sun Bowl, 1997 Ford
    Motor City Bowl, 2001 Citrus Bowl, 2001 Peach Bowl, 2003 Capital One, 2003 Music
    City, 2005 Sugar, 2006 Capital One, 2007 Cotton Bowl

    MISCELLANEOUS
    Coached eight NFL defensive linemen, including four who are currently playing ... That includes seventh-round 2005 NFL Draft selection Jay Ratliff ... Helped guide Auburn's defensive line to lead the SEC in sacks since 2005 ... Coached Sen'Derrick Marks in 2006, who earned The Sporting News Freshman All-America Third Team honors and was named to the Coaches All-SEC Freshman Team Has helped guide the Tigers to their three-highest single-game sack totals: 11 vs. Alabama (2005), nine vs. Louisiana Tech (2004) and eight vs. Kentucky (2004) ... Helped Tigers rank sixth in the nation in scoring defense in 2005 and seventh in 2006 ... Helped Auburn lead the nation in scoring defense and rank fifth in total defense in 2004 ... Helped Auburn finish fifth nationally in total defense and seventh in rushing defense in 2003 ... Coached All-SEC selections DeMarco McNeil (2003) and TJ Jackson (2004).

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