Evans Woollen

Evans Woollen
Biographical details
Born(1864-11-28)November 28, 1864
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S
DiedMay 20, 1942(1942-05-20) (aged 77)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1886Wabash
1889Indiana
Head coaching record
Overall2–2–1

Evans Woollen (November 28, 1864 – May 20, 1942) was an American lawyer, banker, political figure, and college football coach.

Education, coaching career, and banking career

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Woollen graduated from Yale University in 1886 with a bachelor's degree and received a master's degree from Yale in 1889.

In 1886 he taught the first Wabash College football team how to play the game.[1] In 1889 he served as head coach at Indiana University. His career college football record is 2–2–1.[citation needed]

In 1912, Woollen founded the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company.

Political career

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Woolen ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 1896 and the United States Senate in 1926. Woollen was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the United States presidential election of 1928,[2] in which he won only his own state of Indiana and failed to capture the nomination.

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Wabash (Independent) (1886)
1886 Wabash 2–0–1
Wabash: 2–0–1
Indiana Hoosiers (Independent) (1889)
1889 Indiana 0–2
Indiana: 0–2
Total: 2–2–1

References

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  1. ^ Swift, Beth, OUR FIRST QUARTERBACK BILLY MARTIN, October 20, 2011 (retrieved September 29, 2019)
  2. ^ "Evans Woollen, 77, Noted Banker, Dies". The New York Times. May 21, 1942. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
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Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for United States Senator from Indiana
(Class 1)

1926
Succeeded by
Albert Stump