Donald Charles "Don" Bauer (17 May 1922 – 15 January 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Bauer, who served in the Royal Australian Air Force during the war, was from Chilwell in Geelong but could not play for his local VFL club in 1943 as they were in recess. He instead made 10 senior appearances for Footscray.