Former Two-Sport Standout Don Altman Passes Away

DURHAM – Former Duke two-sport standout Don Altman, who earned All-ACC honors in both football and baseball, passed away on May 5 at his home in Fort Myers, Fla. He was 82.

Altman, a native of Freeport, Pa., quarterbacked the Blue Devils to a 7-6 win over Arkansas in the 1961 Cotton Bowl and, later that spring, was the starting pitcher in Duke's College World Series-opener versus Oklahoma State.

On the gridiron, Altman played two seasons (1959-60) under Hall of Fame head coach Bill Murray and helped the Blue Devils to a 12-9 overall record including the 1960 ACC championship. He started all 11 games in 1960 as Duke went 8-3 including the bowl game victory over the Razorbacks when Altman…