Dana McKean Evans (May 19, 1874 – November 28, 1924), commonly known as "Doc" Evans, was an American athlete, coach and athletics administrator. He played

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and

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Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

. For ten years, he directed the Denver Athletic Club's activities. In 1904, he accepted a position as wrestling, basketball and gymnastics coach at

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

. He was the athletic director and head basketball coach at

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from 1910 to 1914. He was the head basketball coach at

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(1917–18 through 1918–19 seasons) and

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(1921–22 season). He compiled a career record of 46–32 in six seasons as a head basketball coach. He was also the head track coach at Indiana. He resigned from his position at Indiana in August 1919 to accept a position as the head of the department of physical education at Northwestern. Evans suffered a nervous breakdown in September 1924 and died of a heart attack in November 1924.

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