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Former NC State, BC assistant Don Horton dies at 58

Posted May 28, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Don Horton, former North Carolina State and Boston College assistant football coach, has died. He was 58.

The funeral home handling Horton's arrangements in Raleigh said he died Saturday. He fought a public battle with Parkinson's disease.

Horton spent 10 years on Boston College's staff before coming with coach Tom O'Brien when he was hired by N.C. State after the 2006 season. Horton coached the Wolfpack's tight ends until May 2012, when he moved into an administrative position.

Horton played on the offensive line at Wittenberg, got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant at Ohio State and also was on the staffs at Southern Illinois, New Mexico State, Virginia and his alma mater.

After the Parkinson's diagnosis, his wife created a company that manufactures shirts with hidden magnetic buttons for people with disabilities.

His funeral will be held June 4 in his hometown of Cincinnati.

In this photo taken Sept. 19, 2009, North Carolina State assistant coach Don Horton works directs players before an NCAA college football game against Gardner-Webb at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C. Horton, a former North Carolina State and Boston College assistant football coach who fought a public battle with Parkinson's disease, died Saturday, May 28, 2016. He was 58. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press

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