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Dr. Rex Chaney was head golf coach at Morehead State for 35 years. Well respected in regional golfing circles, Chaney had tremendous success leading the Eagle golf program.
Under his supervision the Eagles captured the 1977, 1981, 1993 and 1999 Ohio Valley Conference titles, earning him OVC Golf Coach of the Year honors for each of those seasons.
Chaney’s years of experience have led to six other top three finishes in the OVC Championship. He had two OVC Players of the Year, three OVC Tournament medalists and five tournament runners up. In all, Chaney coached 29 all-tournament and all-conference players at Morehead State, including his son Lee and current pro Josh Teater.
Chaney has also held other coaching positions at MSU, including leading the baseball team from 1961-67. His baseball Eagles accumulated a 111-56 (.667) record, winning the OVC East Championship in 1961, 1962, 1963 (co-champions) and 1964. For his efforts, Chaney was named the OVC Baseball Coach of the Year in 1963.
He also served four years as assistant basketball coach under former boss Bob Laughlin.
He is the only member of the Eagle Athletic Hall of Fame to be inducted while still a member of the coaching staff.
The golf mentor holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Morehead State and a doctorate in recreation from Indiana University. He joined the MSU Health, Physical Education and Recreation faculty in 1961.
Chaney is a native of Perry County, Kentucky. He has one daughter, Jennifer (Estill) and two grandchildren, Eric and Olivia. He is married to the former Sarah Kidwell of Bardstown, Ky. They have one son, Lee, who finished his career as a member of the MSU Eagle golf team in 2009.
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