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Evans Woollen

American politician

Summary

American politician

Field	Value
name	Evans Woollen
image	WOOLEN, EVANS LCCN2016861173 (cropped).jpg
birth_date
birth_place	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S
death_date
death_place	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S
coach_years1	1886
coach_team1	Wabash
coach_years2	1889
coach_team2	Indiana
overall_record	2–2–1

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

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 Wabash College football team how to play the game. In 1889, he served as head coach at Indiana University. His career college football record is 2–2–1.

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

Political career

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, in which he won only his own state of Indiana and did not receive the nomination.

Head coaching record

References

Swift, Beth, ''[https://blog.wabash.edu/dearoldwabash/2011/10/20/our-first-quarterback-billy-martin/ Our first quarterback Billy Martin]'', October 20, 2011 (retrieved September 29, 2019)
(May 21, 1942). "Evans Woollen, 77, Noted Banker, Dies". [[The New York Times]].

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