Steve Staker (May 28, 1943 – April 28, 2020), also known as Papa Stake,[1] was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 2008 to 2015.[2] He was honored the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award for NCAA Division III in 2009.[3] He attended at Upper Iowa University.[4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 28, 1943 Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | April 28, 2020 (aged 76) Lisbon, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1966 | Upper Iowa |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973–2007 | Fredericksburg HS (IA) |
| 2008–2015 | Coe |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 55–29 (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 IIAC (2012) | |
| Awards | |
| Liberty Mutual NCAA Division III COY (2009) | |
Personal life and legacy
editStaker was married to Linda King until his death in 2020. They had four children.[4] Staker died in April 2020 of gallbladder cancer in Lisbon, Iowa, at the age of 76.[2][5]
Coe College registered a plaque for Staker at the Clark Field Stadium.[6] It's marked with people celebrating his career featuring the Hall of Fame.[6]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coe Kohawks (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2008–2015) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Coe | 4–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2009 | Coe | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 10 | |||
| 2010 | Coe | 9–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | 14 | |||
| 2011 | Coe | 6–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2012 | Coe | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 15 | |||
| 2013 | Coe | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2014 | Coe | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2015 | Coe | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| Coe: | 55–29 | 42–18 | |||||||
| Total: | 55–29 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Johnson, Jeff (April 19, 2020). "Driving by to show 'Papa Stake' their love and support". The Gazette. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Johnson, Jeff (April 28, 2020). "Steve Staker, beloved Coe College and hall of fame Iowa high school football coach, dies at 76". The Gazette. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "Coe's Staker named Division III coach of the year". The Gazette. January 6, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "Steve K. Staker (1943-2020)". The Gazette. May 3, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "Former high school coach passes away". The Courier. April 29, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Coe College (February 10, 2021). "Courier Winter 2021". Issuu. p. 13. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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