Evan O. Williams
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Williams pictured in The Quax 1934, Drake Yearbook
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 26, 1889 Lime Springs, Iowa |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Des Moines, Iowa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1932 | Drake |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2-6-1 |
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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]
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