Richard Milan Godlove (January 24, 1905 – September 15, 1985) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas from 1936 to 1942 and Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas from 1946 to 1968, compiling a career college football coaching record of 104–55–10. In 1964, he was inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame[1] and served as the third president of the organization.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1905 Lime Creek Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 15, 1985 (aged 80) Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1936–1942 | Ottawa |
| 1946–1958 | Washburn |
| Basketball | |
| 1936–1943 | Ottawa |
| 1960 | Washburn (interim HC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1944–1964 | Washburn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 104–55–10 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 KCAC (1938–1939) 3 CIAC (1949, 1953–1954) | |
| Awards | |
| NAIA Hall of Fame | |
Coaching career
editOttawa
editIn January 1936, Godlove was named the 14th head football coach at the Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas[3] and he held that position for seven seasons, from 1936 to 1942, compiling a record of 37–13–6.[4]
The school inducted him into their athletic hall of fame in 1991.[5]
Washburn
editAfter Ottawa,[6] Godlove was named the 25th head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, serving for 13 seasons, from 1946 to 1958, and compiling a record of 67–42–4.[7][8][9]
During his first year at Washburn, Godlove, alongside Fran Welch of Kansas State Teachers, coached an "all-star" team made up of Kansas players that played a similar squad from Missouri[10] in the "Mo-Kan Bowl" all-star exhibition game.[11]
After coaching at Washburn, he remained as the school's athletic director while Ralph Brown succeeded him as head football coach.[12]
Death
editGodlove died at Topeka in 1985.[13]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1936–1942) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Ottawa | 3–4–2 | 1–2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1937 | Ottawa | 5–2 | 2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1938 | Ottawa | 8–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1939 | Ottawa | 6–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1940 | Ottawa | 4–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1941 | Ottawa | 6–1–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1942 | Ottawa | 5–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Ottawa: | 37–13–6 | 24–8–6 | |||||||
| Washburn Ichabods (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1946–1958) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Washburn | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1947 | Washburn | 7–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1948 | Washburn | 3–5–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1949 | Washburn | 7–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1950 | Washburn | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1951 | Washburn | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1952 | Washburn | 4–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1953 | Washburn | 7–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1954 | Washburn | 6–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1955 | Washburn | 6–2–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Washburn | 3–6 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1957 | Washburn | 5–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1958 | Washburn | 4–5 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| Washburn: | 67–42–4 | 41–22–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 104–55–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Gettysburg Times "Induct 4 into hall of fame" June 5, 1964
- ^ "Dick Godlove". Ottawa Braves. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ KS Library Archived March 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Ottawa Annals
- ^ "2012 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ottawa Braves. p. 7. Retrieved February 26, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ottawa University Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Athletic Hall of Fame
- ^ KS Library Archived March 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lawrence Journal-World "Washburn sets Brown as head skipper" February 23, 1959
- ^ Topeka Capital-Journal[permanent dead link] "Washburn football notebook" November 10, 2006
- ^ Washburn University Coaching Records
- ^ "Barr scores lone touchdown as Missouri stars win 10-0". Southeast Missourian. December 9, 1946.
- ^ "Stuber to help with Missouri". Southeast Missourian. November 29, 1946.
- ^ "article removed". Topeka Capital-Journal. February 23, 1999.
- ^ Wichita Eagle "Ex-Washburn AD Godlove dead at 80" September 19, 1985