LEGENDARY BOYS’ BASKETBALL COACH BOB MCDONALD HAS PASSED AWAY

Bob McDonald has died. McDonald was from Chisholm, Minn. McDonald coached basketball for 59 years. His coaching career began in 1959 at McGregor where he coached for four seasons. Then he coached two more years at Barnum. He returned to Chisholm for the 1961-62 season.

McDonald’s coaching record for 59 years was 1,012-428.

McDonald coached high school boys’ basketball in Minnesota for 59 years, compiling a record of 1,012 wins and 428 losses. He began his coaching career in 1959 with four seasons at McGregor, then two at Barnum before returning to his hometown of Chisholm for the 1961-62 season.

McDonald had tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). He was 87 years old.