Melbourne Covell "Bob" Evans (November 16, 1889 – August 29, 1964) was an

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, and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at the

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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

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mark of 30–8, and the head baseball coach at Colorado (1918) and Stanford (1919–1920), amassing a career

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record of 18–17. He was also a football official and worked a number of

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. Evans later worked as a grain broker for Evan & Breckenridge in

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. He died on August 29, 1964, at Mills Memorial Hospital in San Mateo, California.

Head coaching record

Football

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