Donald Charles Newmeyer (February 13, 1902 â June 25, 1992) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Buccaneers, a traveling team based in Chicago during the 1926 season. Newmeyer played college football at the University of CaliforniaâÂÂnow known as the University of California, BerkeleyâÂÂunder head coach Andy Smith. He later served as head of the physical education department and head football coach at Los Angeles City College (LACC).
Newmeyer and his wife, Helen, were the parents of actress Julie Newmar. He died on June 25, 1992, at a nursing home in Napa, California.