Bio

Dr. Dale Pennybaker brought consistent athletic and academic leadership to Midland College. He spent eight years at Midland, 1956-1964. During those years he was Director of Physical Education and Athletics, Head Football Coach, Head Basketball Coach (2 years), and Meet Director and Referee of Midland Relays. Under Coach Pennybaker, the Warrior football team won two conference championships. Dale earned a Ph.D. from Iowa University in 1961. In 1965 he coached the United States Track and Field Department. Dale was also Director of Athletics in colleges in North Dakota and Nebraska and Jefferson School in Colorado, retiring in 1985. He is inducted into the Midland Warrior Athletic Hall of Fame in recognition of his successful career in athletics.