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Bob Evans

1889 – 1964

American football player, coach and official; basketball player and coach; baseball coach

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Lived 1889 – 1964 (aged 74). Bob Evans was an American basketball coach.

Melbourne Covell "Bob" Evans (November 16, 1889 – August 29, 1964) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1916 and 1917 and at Stanford University in 1919, compiling a career college football record of 11–10–1. Evans was also the head basketball coach at Colorado (1917–1918) and Stanford (1918–1920), tallying a career college basketball mark of 30–8, and the head baseball coach at Colorado and Stanford (1919–1920), amassing a career college baseball record of 18–17. He was also a football official and worked a number of Rose Bowls.

Evans later worked as a grain broker for Evan & Breckenridge in San Francisco. He died on August 29, 1964, at Mills Memorial Hospital in San Mateo, California.

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Millikin University

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bob Evans?

American football player, coach and official; basketball player and coach; baseball coach (1889-1964)

When was Bob Evans born?

Bob Evans was born on 16 November 1889 in Oxford.

When did Bob Evans die?

Bob Evans died on 29 August 1964 in San Mateo County.

What was Bob Evans's occupation?

Bob Evans was a basketball coach.

What nationality was Bob Evans?

Bob Evans was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bob Evans

· Wikidata: Q4932382

· DBpedia: Bob Evans (coach)

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