Chick Evans (coach)

Chick Evans
Biographical details
Born	June 18, 1901; Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 23, 1976 (aged 75); San Diego, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Des Moines University (1923)
Playing career
Football
1918	Illinois
c. 1920	Des Moines
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1924–1927	Boone HS (IA)
1928	DeKalb HS (IL)
1929–1954	Northern Illinois State
Basketball
1924–1927	Boone HS (IA)
1928–1929	DeKalb HS (IL)
1929–1940	Northern Illinois State
Baseball
1930–1934	Northern Illinois State
1937–1944	Northern Illinois State
1946–1947	Northern Illinois State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1929–1968	Northern Illinois State / Northern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall	132–70–20 (college football); 125–93 (college basketball); 118–115–3 (college baseball)
Bowls	0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 5 IIAC (1938, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1951)

George G. "Chick" Evans (June 18, 1901 – November 23, 1976) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois University from 1929 to 1954, compiling a record of 132–70–20. Evans was also the head basketball coach at Northern Illinois from 1929 to 1940, tallying a mark of 125–93, and served three stints at head baseball coach at the school (1930–1934, 1937–1944, 1946–1947), amassing a record of 118–115–3. Evans was the athletic director at Northern Illinois from 1929 to 1968. His 132 wins are the most of any head coach in the Northern Illinois Huskies football program's history.

A native of El Paso, Illinois, Evans attended the University of Illinois, where was a member of the 1918 Illinois Fighting Illini football team led by head coach Robert Zuppke. He then moved on to the now-defunct Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa, which was later acquired by the University of Sioux Falls; this should not be confused with the present Des Moines University. At Des Moines, Evans won 11 varsity letters and captained teams in four different sports directed by head coach Harry M. Bell.

Evans began his coaching career at Boone High School in Boone, Iowa, where he spent four years before moving to DeKalb High School in DeKalb, Illinois for one year before becoming head football coach and athletic director of what was then Northern Illinois State Teachers College in 1929.^[2] As athletic director and coach, Evans oversaw Northern's growth from a teacher's college to a major university.

Evans later earned a master's degree from Columbia University. He died on November 23, 1976, at Kearney-Mesa Convalesclent Hospital in San Diego, California after a short illness.^[3] Evans and his wife, Venus, had moved there following his retirement as athletic director at Northern Illinois in 1968.^[4]

Chick Evans Field House, former home of the Huskies basketball team, is named for him.

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Northern Illinois State Teachers/Evansmen/Huskies (Illinois/Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1929–1954)
1929	Northern Illinois State	6–1–1	4–1–1	T–6th
1930	Northern Illinois State	6–2–1	4–1–1	T–5th
1931	Northern Illinois State	5–3	4–2	T–6th
1932	Northern Illinois State	4–2–1	2–2–1	T–10th
1933	Northern Illinois State	5–4	4–3	13th
1934	Northern Illinois State	5–1–2	4–1–2	5th
1935	Northern Illinois State	7–1–1	5–1–1	T–3rd
1936	Northern Illinois State	4–3–1	3–2–1	T–7th
1937	Northern Illinois State	3–2–3	3–2–1	T–9th
1938	Northern Illinois State	6–1–1	4–0	1st
1939	Northern Illinois State	5–2–1	3–1	3rd
1940	Northern Illinois State	6–3	2–2	4th
1941	Northern Illinois State	7–1–1	3–1	T–1st
1942	Northern Illinois State	4–2–2	2–0–2	2nd
1943	Northern Illinois State	4–1–1	1–0
1944	Northern Illinois State	7–0	3–0	1st
1945	Northern Illinois State	4–3	2–2	3rd
1946	Northern Illinois State	9–2	4–0	1st	L Turkey Bowl
1947	Northern Illinois State	4–3–3	2–1–1	2nd	L Hoosier Bowl
1948	Northern Illinois State	6–4	2–2	3rd
1949	Northern Illinois State	7–2–1	2–1–1	2nd
1950	Northern Illinois State	3–6	2–4	5th
1951	Northern Illinois State	9–0	6–0	1st
1952	Northern Illinois State	3–6	2–4	T–4th
1953	Northern Illinois State	1–8	1–5	6th
1954	Northern Illinois State	2–7	1–5	T–6th
Northern Illinois State:		132–70–20	75–43–12
Total:		132–70–20
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ The Blue Book of College Athletics. F. Turbyville. 1948. ISSN 0893-7737. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
^ "Evans Signed as Coach by State Teachers' College". Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. May 23, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "'Chick' Evans dies at 76". Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. November 24, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Daily Messenger, November 24, 1976, Canandaigua, New York

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[google-1] The Blue Book of College Athletics. F. Turbyville. 1948. ISSN 0893-7737. Retrieved December 2, 2014.

[2] "Evans Signed as Coach by State Teachers' College". Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. May 23, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "'Chick' Evans dies at 76". Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. November 24, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] Daily Messenger, November 24, 1976, Canandaigua, New York

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