Evan O. Williams Williams pictured in The Quax 1934, Drake Yearbook |
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| Born | (1889-09-26)September 26, 1889
Bristol Township, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| Died | December 21, 1946(1946-12-21) (aged 57)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
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| c. 1908 | Carleton |
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| c. 1908 | Carleton |
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| c. 1908 | Carleton |
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| 1915 | Huron |
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| 1919–1931 | South HS (MN) |
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| 1932 | Drake |
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| 1915–? | Huron |
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| 1919–1932 | South HS (MN) |
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| 1932–1943 | Drake |
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| 1932–1940 | Drake |
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| Overall | 2–6–1 (college football, Drake only)
113–115 (college basketball, Drake only) |
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Evan Owen "Bill" Williams (September 26, 1889 – December 21, 1946) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Drake University for one season, in 1932 season, compiled a record of 2–6–1. 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.
Head coaching record
| Year
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Team
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Overall
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Conference |
Standing
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Bowl/playoffs
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| Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference) (1932)
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| 1932
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Drake
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2–6–1 |
1–3–1 |
5th |
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| Drake:
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2–6–1 |
1–3–1 |
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| Total: |
2–6–1 |
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College basketball
| Tenure
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Team
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Years
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Record
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Pct.
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| 1932–1943 |
Drake Bulldogs |
11 |
113–115 |
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References
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- Leon L. Gilkey (1901)
- Unknown (1902)
- Alonzo A. Chamberlain (1903)
- Unknown (1904)
- Joseph Pipal (1905)
- Unknown (1906)
- Paul M. Young (1907)
- Alonzo A. Chamberlain (1908)
- George S. Keller (1910)
- Harry M. Baker (1911–1912)
- Roy D. Tredway (1913–1914)
- Evan O. Williams (1915)
- Wickel A. Wick (1916)
- Roy D. Tredway (1917–1918)
- Norreys H. McKay (1919)
- Joseph B. Royse (1920–1921)
- Harry M. Liem (1923–1925)
- Ward H. Bell (1926–1931)
- Bud Parker (1932–1936)
- Gerry Parker (1937–1941)
- Bob Danielson (1947–1949)
- Ralph Lundeen (1950–1953)
- Jim Long (1954–1959)
- Gil Peterson (1960–1969)
- Don Butterbaugh (1970–1974)
- Glenn Jagodzinske (1975–1977)
- Dennis Frederick (1978)
- Tyrone Wacker (1979–1982)
- Ed Dombrowski (1983–1984)
- Cary Radisewitz (1985–1991)
- Vern McKee (1992–1993)
- Tyler Sisco (1994–1996)
- Paul Troth (1997–2001)
- Stan Rettew (2002–2004)
- Darrin Hicks # (2004)
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Drake Bulldogs athletic directors |
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- W. W. Wharton (1894)
- W. J. Monilaw (1897)
- Charles Pell (1907)
- John L. Griffith (1908–1918)
- M. B. Banks (1919–1921)
- Kenneth L. Wilson (1922–1925)
- Ossie Solem (1925–1932)
- Evan O. Williams (1932–1940)
- Vee Green (1940–1946)
- J. Russell Cook (1946–1951)
- Jack McClelland (1951–1956)
- Dolph Stanley (1957–1959)
- Bob Karnes (1968–1986)
- Curtis Blake (1986–1990)
- Rob Ash # (1990)
- Lynn King (1990–2000)
- Dave Blank (2000–2006)
- Sandy Hatfield Clubb (2006–2017)
- Brian Hardin (2017– )
# denotes interim athletic director
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- No coach (1893)
- W. W. Wharton (1894)
- Hermon Williams (1895)
- Fred Rogers (1896)
- A. B. Potter (1897–1899)
- Charles Best (1900–1901)
- G. O. Dietz (1902)
- W. J. Monilaw (1903–1904)
- Willie Heston (1905)
- Charles Pell (1906–1907)
- John L. Griffith (1908–1915)
- Ralph Glaze (1916–1917)
- M. B. Banks (1918–1920)
- Ossie Solem (1921–1931)
- Evan O. Williams (1932)
- Vee Green (1933–1946)
- Albert Kawal (1947–1948)
- Warren Gaer (1949–1958)
- Tommy O'Connell (1959)
- Bus Mertes (1960–1964)
- Jack Wallace (1965–1976)
- Chuck Shelton (1977–1985)
- Exhibition only (1986)
- Nick Quartaro (1987–1988)
- Rob Ash (1989–2006)
- Steve Loney (2007)
- Chris Creighton (2008–2013)
- Rick Fox (2014–2018)
- Todd Stepsis (2019–2024)
- Joe Woodley (2025– )
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Drake Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches |
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- Charles Pell (1906–1909)
- John L. Griffith (1909–1910)
- A. R. Hackett (1910–1912)
- John L. Griffith (1912–1914)
- Ray Whisman (1914–1916)
- Ralph Glaze (1916–1917)
- S. W. Hobbs (1917–1918)
- M. B. Banks (1918–1921)
- Ossie Solem (1921–1925)
- Bill Boelter (1925–1932)
- Evan O. Williams (1932–1943)
- Bill Easton (1943–1944)
- Vee Green (1944–1946)
- Forddy Anderson (1946–1948)
- Jack McClelland (1948–1956)
- John Benington (1956–1958)
- Maury John (1958–1971)
- Howard Stacey (1971–1974)
- Bob Ortegel (1974–1981)
- Gary Garner (1981–1988)
- Tom Abatemarco (1988–1990)
- Eddie Fields # (1990)
- Rudy Washington (1990–1996)
- Kurt Kanaskie (1996–2003)
- Tom Davis (2003–2007)
- Keno Davis (2007–2008)
- Mark Phelps (2008–2013)
- Ray Giacoletti (2013–2016)
- Jeff Rutter # (2016–2017)
- Niko Medved (2017–2018)
- Darian DeVries (2018–2024)
- Ben McCollum (2024–2025)
- Eric Henderson (2025– )
# denotes interim head coach
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