Steve Staker

Steve Staker (May 28, 1943 – April 28, 2020), also known as Papa Stake, was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 2008 to 2015. He was honored the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award for NCAA Division III in 2009. He attended at Upper Iowa University.

Personal life and legacy
Staker was married to Linda King until his death in 2020. They had four children. Staker died in April 2020 of gallbladder cancer in Lisbon, Iowa, at the age of 76.

Coe College registered a plaque for Staker at the Clark Field Stadium. It's marked with people celebrating his career featuring the Hall of Fame.