Evan O. Williams

This article is about Evan Williams, American football and basketball coach. For other uses, see Evan Williams.

Evan O. Williams
Biographical details
Williams pictured in The Quax 1934, Drake Yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1889-09-26)September 26, 1889 Lime Springs, Iowa
Died	December 22, 1946(1946-12-22) (aged 57) Des Moines, Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1932	Drake
Head coaching record
Overall	2-6-1
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Evan Owen "Bill" Williams (September 26, 1889 – December 22, 1946) was the 14th head college football coach for the Drake University located in Des Moines, Iowa and he held that position for the 1932 season.

Williams was the first coach ever to employ deep passes and the option. His coaching record at Drake was 2 wins, 6 losses, and 1 ties. As of completion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 21st at Drake in terms of total wins and 21st at Drake in terms of winning percentage.^[1]

Williams committed suicide by hanging himself in a Des Moines hotel on December 22, 1946.^[2]

References

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– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim athletic director.

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– )

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 E. Benington (1956–1958)
Maury John (1958–1971)
Howard Stacey (1971–1974)
Bob Ortegel (1974–1981)
Gary Garner (1981–1988)
Tom Abatemarco (1988–1989)
Eddie Fields # (1989–1990)
Rudy Washington (1990–1996)
Kurt Kanaskie (1996–2003)
Tom Davis (2003–2007)
Keno Davis (2007–2008)
Mark Phelps (2008–2013)
Ray Giacoletti (2013– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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