Evans Woollen
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | November 28, 1864 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S |
| Died | May 20, 1942 (aged 77) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1886 | Wabash |
| 1889 | Indiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–2–1 |
Evans Woollen (November 28, 1864 – May 20, 1942) was an American lawyer, banker, political figure, and college football coach.
Education, coaching career, and banking career[edit]
Woollen graduated from Yale University in 1886 with a bachelor's degree and received a master's degree from Yale in 1889.
In 1886 he taught the first Wabash College football team how to play the game.[1] In 1889 he served as head coach at Indiana University. His career college football record is 2–2–1.[citation needed]
In 1912, Woollen founded the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company.
Political career[edit]
Woolen ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 1896 and the United States Senate in 1926. Woollen was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the United States presidential election of 1928,[2] in which he won only his own state of Indiana and failed to capture the nomination.
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash (Independent) (1886) | |||||||||
| 1886 | Wabash | 2–0–1 | |||||||
| Wabash: | 2–0–1 | ||||||||
| Indiana Hoosiers (Independent) (1889) | |||||||||
| 1889 | Indiana | 0–2 | |||||||
| Indiana: | 0–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–2–1 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Swift, Beth, OUR FIRST QUARTERBACK BILLY MARTIN, October 20, 2011 (retrieved September 29, 2019)
- ^ "Evans Woollen, 77, Noted Banker, Dies". The New York Times. May 21, 1942. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
External links[edit]
Media related to Evans Woollen at Wikimedia Commons- Evans Woollen at Find a Grave
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