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Sport(s)
  
Football

Role
  
Basketball Coach

Name
  
Evan Williams

Overall
  
2-6-1

1932
  
Drake


Evan O. Williams

Born
  
September 26, 1889 Lime Springs, Iowa (
1889-09-26
)

Died
  
December 22, 1946, Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Evan Owen "Bill" Williams (September 26, 1889 – December 22, 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. 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.

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