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As a member of Cal U' s All-Time Football Squad, Roy "Don" Mains was an obvious success on the field. Main's record as a running back in the early 1950s secured his star status in Vulcan football. In the fall of 1951, he rushed for 104 yards in a 26-7 victory over West Liberty. This 100-yard plus performance was only the fifth in Vulcan football history.
As a wing back that year, Mains rushed for an outstanding 718 yards. Mains, along with Hall-of-Famer Elmo Natali, Cal's only 1,000 yard gainer, formed one of the most effective running attacks in small college football. In the 1951 Pythian Bowl, Mains setup Cal's only touchdown with an electrifying 80-yard kickoff return against heavily favored Lenoir-Rhyne.
Mains was the captain of Cal's 1953 baseball and football teams and displayed his athletic versatility by also competing in basketball. Mains played basketball and football for three years and baseball for four. Even with a demanding three-sport athletic schedule, he graduated in 1953 with a bachelor's degree in education and completed a master's degree in counseling from West Virginia University in 1966.
A native of Perryopolis, PA, Mains is a graduate of Township High School. Professionally, Mains was a history teacher at Frazier High School and later a guidance counselor at Ford City High School. Mains also enjoyed extraordinary success as a head football coach at Frazier and a baseball and football head coach at Ford City. He and his late wife, Linda, raised eight children. Mains still resides in Ford City, Pennsylvania, where he retired from coaching and counseling in 1989
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