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On November 23, 2012, Shows sustained a "severe concussion" when at least one football player collided with him on the sideline during a quarterfinal game,<ref name=showsdeath/> which his West Monroe Rebels won. He was taken to the intensive care unit at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe. A week earlier, Shows left his Rebels team second-round home game because of hypertension but remained on the field for the Don Shows dedication ceremony that evening at Rebel Stadium. He was hospitalized on November 16, 2012, but returned to coach two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20121125/SPORTS/211250321/West-Monroe-football-coach-Shows-ICU-after-severe-concussion|title=Matt Vines of the ''Monroe News Star'', West Monroe football coach Shows in ICU after 'severe concussion'|publisher=Reprinted in the Alexandria Daily Town Talk|accessdate=November 25, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130723112044/http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20121125/SPORTS/211250321/West-Monroe-football-coach-Shows-ICU-after-severe-concussion|archivedate=July 23, 2013}}</ref>
On November 23, 2012, Shows sustained a "severe concussion" when at least one football player collided with him on the sideline during a quarterfinal game,<ref name=showsdeath/> which his West Monroe Rebels won. He was taken to the intensive care unit at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe. A week earlier, Shows left his Rebels team second-round home game because of hypertension but remained on the field for the Don Shows dedication ceremony that evening at Rebel Stadium. He was hospitalized on November 16, 2012, but returned to coach two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20121125/SPORTS/211250321/West-Monroe-football-coach-Shows-ICU-after-severe-concussion|title=Matt Vines of the ''Monroe News Star'', West Monroe football coach Shows in ICU after 'severe concussion'|publisher=Reprinted in the Alexandria Daily Town Talk|accessdate=November 25, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130723112044/http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20121125/SPORTS/211250321/West-Monroe-football-coach-Shows-ICU-after-severe-concussion|archivedate=July 23, 2013}}</ref>
In the fall of 2012, while he was recovering from fatigue and was off duty on medical leave, Shows was suspended from coaching for two games by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association because of questions about the eligibility of a player, offensive lineman Cameron Robinson, who transferred to West Monroe High School and sought immediate eligibility. LHSAA placed the Rebels on disciplinary probation from September 2012 to September 2013 and fined the school $1,000 and the costs incurred for the investigation into Robinson's eligibility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/prep-sports/blogs/west-monroe-coach-don-shows-suspended-two-games-by-lhsaa.html|author=Ken Trahan|title= West Monroe coach Don Shows suspended two games by LHSAA|date=September 1, 2012|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' Sports|accessdate=March 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308061826/http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/prep-sports/blogs/west-monroe-coach-don-shows-suspended-two-games-by-lhsaa.html|archivedate=March 8, 2014}}</ref>
In the fall of 2012, while he was recovering from fatigue and was off duty on medical leave, Shows was suspended from coaching for two games by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association because of questions about the eligibility of a player, offensive lineman Cameron Robinson, who transferred to West Monroe High School and sought immediate eligibility. LHSAA placed the Rebels on disciplinary probation from September 2012 to September 2013 and fined the school $1,000 and the costs incurred for the investigation into Robinson's eligibility.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308061826/http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/prep-sports/blogs/west-monroe-coach-don-shows-suspended-two-games-by-lhsaa.html|author=Ken Trahan|title= West Monroe coach Don Shows suspended for two games by LHSAA|date=September 1, 2012|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' Sports|accessdate=March 7, 2014}}</ref>
In the spring of 2013, Shows had a [[stroke]]. Assistant football coach Jerry Arledge took over the head coaching duties for the fall of 2013, but Shows vowed to return when his health improved. Shows remained on staff as the school's athletic director,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoe.com/story/24869415/wmhs-football-coach-don-shows-passes-away|title=Update: WMHS Football Coach Don Shows passes away|date=March 3, 2014|publisher=KNOE-TV ([[CBS]] in Monroe|accessdate=March 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306040951/http://www.knoe.com/story/24869415/wmhs-football-coach-don-shows-passes-away|archivedate=March 6, 2014}}</ref> but was stricken again in February 2014 with prolonged loss of appetite. On March 3, he died just after his 74th birthday at [[Ochsner Baptist Medical Center]] in New Orleans.<ref name=showsdeath>{{cite web|url=https://archive.is/20140304141343/http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20140303/SPORTS/303030051/West-Monroe-coach-Shows-dies-7|author=Tabby Soignier|title=West Monroe coach Shows dies at 74|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=March 4, 2014|archivedate=March 4, 2014}}</ref>
In the spring of 2013, Shows had a [[stroke]]. Assistant football coach Jerry Arledge took over the head coaching duties for the fall of 2013, but Shows vowed to return when his health improved. Shows remained on staff as the school's athletic director,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoe.com/story/24869415/wmhs-football-coach-don-shows-passes-away|title=Update: WMHS Football Coach Don Shows passes away|date=March 3, 2014|publisher=KNOE-TV ([[CBS]] in Monroe|accessdate=March 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306040951/http://www.knoe.com/story/24869415/wmhs-football-coach-don-shows-passes-away|archivedate=March 6, 2014}}</ref> but was stricken again in February 2014 with prolonged loss of appetite. On March 3, he died just after his 74th birthday at [[Ochsner Baptist Medical Center]] in New Orleans.<ref name=showsdeath>{{cite web|url=https://archive.is/20140304141343/http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20140303/SPORTS/303030051/West-Monroe-coach-Shows-dies-7|author=Tabby Soignier|title=West Monroe coach Shows dies at 74|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=March 4, 2014|archivedate=March 4, 2014}}</ref>