Evan O. Williams
Williams pictured in The Quax 1934, Drake Yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 26, 1889 Bristol Township, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 1946 (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 served as the head football coach at Huron University in Huron, South Dakota for one season, 1915, and Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa for one season, in 1932 season. 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.
During World War II, Williams served as recreation field director with the Red Cross in the South West Pacific theatre. He returned to Des Moines the spring of 1946, and worked a automobile salesman. Williams committed suicide by hanging, on December 22, 1946, at Hotel Kirkwood in Des Moines.[1]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- ^ "Once Coach, Bill William, Kills Himself". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. December 22, 1946. p. L3. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Drake Bulldogs Coaches". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.