Dick Godlove
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Richard Milan Godlove (January 24, 1905 – September 15, 1985) was an American college football and college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas from 1936 to 1942 and Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas from 1946 to 1968, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 104–55–10. In 1964, he was inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame[1] and served as the third president of the organization.[2]
Coaching career
Ottawa
In January 1936, Godlove was named the 14th head football coach at the Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas[3] and he held that position for seven seasons, from 1936 to 1942, compiling a record of 37–13–6.[4]
The school inducted him into their athletic hall of fame in 1991.[5]
Washburn
After Ottawa,[6] Godlove was named the 25th head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, serving for 13 seasons, from 1946 to 1958, and compiling a record of 67–42–4.[7][8][9]
During his first year at Washburn, Godlove, alongside Fran Welch of Kansas State Teachers, coached an "all-star" team made up of Kansas players that played a similar squad from Missouri[10] in the "Mo-Kan Bowl" all-star exhibition game.[11]
After coaching at Washburn, he remained as the school's athletic director while Ralph Brown succeeded him as head football coach.[12]
Death
Godlove died at Topeka in 1985.[13]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1936–1942) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Ottawa | 3–4–2 | 1–2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1937 | Ottawa | 5–2 | 2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1938 | Ottawa | 8–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1939 | Ottawa | 6–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1940 | Ottawa | 4–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1941 | Ottawa | 6–1–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1942 | Ottawa | 5–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Ottawa: | 37–13–6 | 24–8–6 | |||||||
| Washburn Ichabods (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1946–1958) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Washburn | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1947 | Washburn | 7–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1948 | Washburn | 3–5–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1949 | Washburn | 7–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1950 | Washburn | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1951 | Washburn | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1952 | Washburn | 4–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1953 | Washburn | 7–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1954 | Washburn | 6–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1955 | Washburn | 6–2–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Washburn | 3–6 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1957 | Washburn | 5–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1958 | Washburn | 4–5 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| Washburn: | 67–42–4 | 41–22–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 104–55–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
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- ↑ Gettysburg Times "Induct 4 into hall of fame" June 5, 1964
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- ↑ Lawrence Journal-World "Washburn sets Brown as head skipper" February 23, 1959
- ↑ Topeka Capital-JournalScript error: No such module "Unsubst". "Washburn football notebook" November 10, 2006
- ↑ Washburn University Coaching Records
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