Don Langham made a lasting impact on Oklahoma wrestling, coaching for more than 20 years with stops at Edmond Junior High, Mustang Junior High, Mustang, Geary, and Western Heights.

As a competitor, Langham placed third at the 1970 Oklahoma state wrestling tournament helping lead Oklahoma City Southeast to a runner-up team finish. He was a two-time national qualifier for Central State University (now University of Central Oklahoma), and was a member of the 1974 team that had a runner-up finish at the NAIA national tournament.

Langham started his coaching career at Edmond Junior High before beginning a long and successful career at Mustang. Following his time at Mustang, Langham coached and served as a principal at Geary before retiring. He came out of retirement to teach and coach at Western Heights, continuing his lifelong commitment to the sport of wrestling.

Langham was the Mustang Junior High School coach from 1977 to 1982 and was the high school coach from 1983 to 1995. In his first season at the high school level he led wrestlers who he had developed in junior high to Mustang’s first conference, district, regional, and state titles. Sitting in ninth place after the first day of the state tournament, Langham’s wrestlers roared back in the consolation rounds to win the state championship without an individual champion. Langham earned the Coach of the Year award for his team’s efforts.

During his career Langham coached numerous state champions and state place-winners, including Olympic gold medalist and National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member Kendall Cross and two-time national champion Keith Cunningham.