Doug Porter

Douglas T. Porter (August 15, 1929 – June 5, 2024) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator.

Biography
A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Porter played high school football at Father Bertrand High School. He played college football as a quarterback at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans for three seasons and later earned a Master of Science degree from Indiana University.

Porter served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1954, reaching the rank of first lieutenant. In 1954, he was an assistant coach at Father Betrand High School, working on the staff of his father, W. P. Porter. He then returned to Xavier as backfield coach and director of intramural sports. In August 1961, Porter was appointed as athletic director and head football coach at Mississippi Vocation College—now known as Mississippi Valley State University—in Itta Bena, Mississippi.

He served as the head coach at Mississippi Valley State University (1961–1965), Howard University (1974–1978), and Fort Valley State University (1979–1985, 1987–1996), compiling a career college football record of 155–110–5. He was also an assistant coach at Grambling State University under Eddie Robinson between his stints at Mississippi Valley State and Howard. Porter was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

Porter died in Grambling, Louisiana, on June 5, 2024, at the age of 94. His funeral was at St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church.