Rex Darling

Rex V. Darling (October 2, 1914 – October 14, 1996) was an American football, basketball, and tennis coach. He was the 12th head football coach at Eastern Illinois State College—now known as Eastern Illinois University—in Charleston, Illinois, serving for one season, in 1951, and compiling a record of 4–2–2.^[1][2] Darling was also the head basketball coach at Eastern Illinois from 1964 to 1967, tallying a mark of 42–55. He was the school's head tennis coach from 1946 to 1974.

Rex Darling

Biographical details
Born	(1914-10-02)October 2, 1914 Lincoln, Kansas, U.S.
Died	October 14, 1996(1996-10-14) (aged 82) Charleston, Illinois, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1945–1950	Eastern Illinois (assistant)
1951	Eastern Illinois
Basketball
1945–1964	Eastern Illinois (assistant)
1964–1967	Eastern Illinois
Tennis
1946–1974	Eastern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall	4–2–2 (football) 42–55 (basketball)

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1951)
1951	Eastern Illinois	4–2–2	2–2–2	4th
Eastern Illinois:		4–2–2	2–2–2
Total:		4–2–2