Dana Evans, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dana Evans

American athlete, coach and athletics administrator

Date of Birth: 19-May-1874

Place of Birth: Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 28-Nov-1924

Profession: basketball coach, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Dana Evans

  • Dana McKean Evans (May 19, 1874 – November 28, 1924), commonly known as "Doc" Evans, was an American athlete, coach and athletics administrator.
  • He played football and baseball at Boston University.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • He suffered a nervous breakdown in September 1924 and died of a heart attack in November 1924.

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