John Elwood "Waddy" Davis (September 18, 1892 – January 9, 1974) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball.
 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 18, 1892 Correctionville, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | January 9, 1974 (aged 81) Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1917 | Iowa |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1920 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| c. 1929 | Washington University (backfield) |
| c. 1937 | Iowa (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1943–1945 | Iowa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–1–2 (college football) 15–15 (college baseball) |
Playing career
editDavis graduated from the University of Iowa in Iowa City.[1] He played football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was captain of the football team.[2]
Coaching career
editHigh school coaching
editDavis coached in the high school ranks in Iowa from 1917 to 1919.[3]
Kansas Wesleyan
editDavis was the eighth head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, serving for one season, in 1920 and compiling a record of 0–1–2.[4]
Death
editDavid died on January 9, 1974, at a hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.[5]
References
edit- ^ The Phi Gamma Delta, Volume 44 "Football's Passing Show" October 1921 page 117
- ^ The Iowa alumnus, Volume 15 By State University of Iowa, October 1917, page 17
- ^ Newton, Iowa High School Football - 1919 "J. Elwood Davis"
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived October 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes all-time coaching records
- ^ "Retired U. of Iowa Athletic Staffer Dies". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. January 9, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved June 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
.
External links
edit
 | This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1920s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |