Evan O. Williams

American football and basketball coach (1889–1946)

Evan O. Williams
Biographical details
Williams pictured in The Quax 1934, Drake Yearbook
Born	(1889-09-26)September 26, 1889 Bristol Township, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	December 21, 1946(1946-12-21) (aged 57) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
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)

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.

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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

Tenure	Team	Years	Record	Pct.
1932–1943	Drake Bulldogs	11	113–115	.496

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References

^ 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

Evan O. Williams at Find a Grave

Huron Screaming Eagles head football coaches

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)

v t e Drake Bulldogs athletic directors
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

Drake Bulldogs athletic directors

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

v t e Drake Bulldogs head football coaches
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) Tom 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– )

Drake Bulldogs head football coaches

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)
Tom 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– )

v t e Drake Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches
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– ) # denotes interim head coach

Drake Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches