Don Familton
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Don Familton is an American boxing
trainer and actor. He resides in Culver City
, California
.
As a young man, Familton coached volleyball
for the Hollywood YMCA
before going on to coach football
for several high schools and junior colleges. Later, he became a boxing trainer for the YMCA
, where he taught many amateur boxers. Now, he trains fighters out of Garcia Boxing, a gym in Salinas, California
.
He has gained recognition in boxing circles for producing a five volume set of instructional videos and some interviews called "Don Familton's Superior Boxing" under the Straight Blast Gym (SBG) moniker. He was well known as fundamentalist and science based classical boxing coach and great teacher of boxing as sport of art.
Don Familton died in 2009.
Don was an excellent QB Coach and understood the proper mechanics better than anyone I ever coached with. He had a keen eye for talent identifying strengths and key players with ease. Always positive and supportive of his friends and co-coaches he was a mentor to a very young staff at Culver City High School and an integral part of re-building a program that fell apart in the late 80's and then resurrected several years later, due in part to Don's influence. He is sorely missed.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
trainer and actor. He resides in Culver City
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
As a young man, Familton coached volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
for the Hollywood YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
before going on to coach football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
for several high schools and junior colleges. Later, he became a boxing trainer for the YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
, where he taught many amateur boxers. Now, he trains fighters out of Garcia Boxing, a gym in Salinas, California
Salinas, California
Salinas is the county seat and the largest municipality of Monterey County, California. Salinas is located east-southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River, at an elevation of about 52 feet above sea level. The population was 150,441 at the 2010 census...
.
He has gained recognition in boxing circles for producing a five volume set of instructional videos and some interviews called "Don Familton's Superior Boxing" under the Straight Blast Gym (SBG) moniker. He was well known as fundamentalist and science based classical boxing coach and great teacher of boxing as sport of art.
Don Familton died in 2009.
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Don was an excellent QB Coach and understood the proper mechanics better than anyone I ever coached with. He had a keen eye for talent identifying strengths and key players with ease. Always positive and supportive of his friends and co-coaches he was a mentor to a very young staff at Culver City High School and an integral part of re-building a program that fell apart in the late 80's and then resurrected several years later, due in part to Don's influence. He is sorely missed.