Evan O. Williams

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

Evan O. Williams

Williams pictured in The Quax 1934, Drake Yearbook
Biographical details
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 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 an automobile salesman. Williams committed suicide by hanging, on December 22, 1946, at Hotel Kirkwood in Des Moines.

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	11	113–115	.496

External links

• Evan O. Williams at Find a Grave