George Dewey Downing (May 30, 1897 â May 9, 1973) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Tusculum CollegeâÂÂnow known as Tusculum UniversityâÂÂTusculum, Tennessee and Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky from 1927 to 1935, compiling a career college football coaching record of 29âÂÂ37âÂÂ3. Downing was the head basketball coach as Tusculum in 1923âÂÂ24 and at Morehead State from 1929 to 1936. He was also the head baseball coach at Morehead State from 1927 to 1936, tallying a mark of 38âÂÂ20.