Donald Hand was a graduate of Marbury High School and Auburn University. Hand became the head football coach at Repton in 1966 where he stayed for two seasons before moving over to Frisco City for two years. In 1970 Hand landed the head coaching job at Chilton County where he would spend the next 18 seasons.

Hand's overall football coaching record is 144-86. His teams won five area championships and made the playoffs eight times.

His baseball teams posted a 161-60 record with a state championship in 1973 and his career basketball varsity record was 64-11.

Coach Hand served eight years on the AHSAA Central Board, president of the coaches association, and coached in the North-South all-star football game. He also served Chilton County as superintendent and principal and worked for the Alabama Independent School Association for seven years.

He was inducted into the Alabama High School Athletic Associations Hall of Fame in 2007.