Don Irwin

{{Short description|American football player (1913–1983)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Don Irwin

| number = 40, 9, 23

| position = Fullback
Halfback

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|07|22}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1983|6|8|1913|7|22}}

| death_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 196

| high_school = Utica (NY) Free Academy

| college = Colgate

| draftyear = 1936

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 56

| pastteams =

• Syracuse-Rochester Braves (1936)
• New York Yankees (1936)
• Boston/Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1936|1939}})

| highlights =

• NFL champion (1937)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 586

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 3.4

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 27

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 289

| statlabel5 = Total touchdowns

| statvalue5 = 6

| pfr = IrwiDo20

}}

Donald Emerson Irwin (July 22, 1913 – June 8, 1983) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston/Washington Redskins. He played college football at Colgate University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1936 NFL draft.{{Cite web |url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/irwi00200.html |title=Don Irwin- Pro Football Archives |access-date=2015-04-13 |archive-date=2015-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413045604/http://www.profootballarchives.com/irwi00200.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=1936 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1936/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}