Dana Evans (athletic director)
 Evans from The Arbutus, 1918 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 19, 1874 Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1924 (aged 50) Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| ? | Boston University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1910–1914 | Beloit |
| 1916 | Beloit |
| Basketball | |
| 1911–1914 | Beloit |
| 1917–1919 | Indiana |
| 1921–1922 | Northwestern |
| Baseball | |
| 1911–1912 | Beloit |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1921–1924 | Northwestern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 28–13–6 (football) 46–32 (basketball) 10–8 (baseball) |
Dana McKean Evans (May 19, 1874 – November 28, 1924), commonly known as "Doc" Evans,[1] was an American athlete, coach and athletics administrator. He played football and baseball at Boston University.[2] For ten years, he directed the Denver Athletic Club's activities. In 1904, he accepted a position as wrestling, basketball and gymnastics coach at Cornell University.[3] He was the athletic director and head basketball coach at Beloit College from 1910 to 1914. He was the head basketball coach at Indiana University (1917–18 through 1918–19 seasons) and Northwestern University (1921–22 season). He compiled a career record of 46–32 in six seasons as a head basketball coach. He was also the head track coach at Indiana. He resigned from his position at Indiana in August 1919 to accept a position as the head of the department of physical education at Northwestern.[4] Evans suffered a nervous breakdown in September 1924 and died of a heart attack in November 1924.[3][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Northwestern University Mourns Death of Dana Evans". Decatur Herald. November 29, 1924. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Athletic Journal, Volume 3, page 18.
- ^ a b "Purple Director Called Suddenly: Dana M. Evans Dies From Heart Attack". Decatur Review. November 29, 1924. p. 12.
- ^ "Evans To Northwestern". The Washington Post. August 1, 1919.
- ^ "Dana Evans Is Confined To Bed". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 12, 1924.
- ^ "Dana M. Evans, Athletic Head at N.U., Is Dead". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 29, 1924 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Dana Evans at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
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