Evan Owen "Bill" Williams (September 26, 1889 – December 21, 1946) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the 14th head football coach at the Drake University located in Des Moines, Iowa and he held that position for the 1932 season. His coaching record at Drake was 2–6–1.[1] Williams was also the head basketball coach at Drake from 1932 to 1943, compiling a record of 113–115. He was the athletic director at Drake from 1932 to 1940. Williams committed suicide by hanging himself in a Des Moines hotel on December 22, 1946.
![]() Williams pictured in The Quax 1934, Drake Yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Bristol Township, Minnesota, U.S. | September 26, 1889
Died | December 21, 1946 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 57)
Playing career | |
Football | |
c. 1908 | Carleton |
Basketball | |
c. 1908 | Carleton |
Baseball | |
c. 1908 | Carleton |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1915–? | Huron |
1919–1931 | South HS (MN) |
1932 | Drake |
Basketball | |
1915–? | Huron |
1919–1932 | South HS (MN) |
1932–1943 | Drake |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1932–1940 | Drake |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 2–6–1 (college football, Drake only) 113–115 (college basketball, Drake only) |
Head coaching record
editCollege football
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference) (1932) | |||||||||
1932 | Drake | 2–6–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th | |||||
Drake: | 2–6–1 | 1–3–1 | |||||||
Total: | 2–6–1 |
College basketball
editTenure | Team | Years | Record | Pct. |
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1932–1943 | Drake Bulldogs | 11 | 113–115 | .496 |
References
edit- ^ Drake Coaching Records Archived July 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Drake Bulldogs Coaches". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Drake Bulldogs Basketball History".
External links
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