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Drury graduated from Iowa State Teachers in June 1929. That summer, he married Madelyn Peterson, in ]. In the fall of 1929, he began coaching at in the high school in ].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Marriage Vows Announced Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/globe-gazette/161462882/ |newspaper=] |location=] |date=December 24, 1925 |page=11 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |via=] {{Open access}} }}</ref> Drury then received a master's degree in physical education at ]. While studying at Columbia, he coached the ] team at ] in ]. Drury later coached football and basketball at Kimball High School in ] for two years, leading his teams to a record of 9–5 in football and 32–2 in basketball. He also coached at his alma mater, Iowa State Teachers, as freshman football coach, assistant coach in football and basketball, and boxing instructor. Drury was hired as ] and coach at Western Union in July 1936.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=New Coach Appointed as Western Union |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-city-journal/161461106/ |newspaper=] |location=] |date=July 11, 1936 |page=1, sports section |access-date=December 24, 2024 |via=] {{Open access}} }}</ref> He resigned from his post at Western Union in March 1939 to go to Buena Vista.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Western Union Coach Quits; to Buena Vista |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/161461171/ |newspaper=] |location=] |agency=] |date=March 22, 1939 |page=20 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |via=] {{Open access}} }}</ref> Drury also served as athletic director, basketball coach, and baseball coach at Buena Vista before leaving in 1942, when he volunteered as a physical director for the ].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Buena Vista in Hunt for Coach; Drury to Navy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-city-journal/161462262/ |newspaper=] |location=] |date=June 5, 1942 |page=21 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |via=] {{Open access}} }}</ref> Drury graduated from Iowa State Teachers in June 1929. That summer, he married Madelyn Peterson, in ]. In the fall of 1929, he began coaching at in the high school in ].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Marriage Vows Announced Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/globe-gazette/161462882/ |newspaper=] |location=] |date=December 24, 1925 |page=11 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |via=] {{Open access}} }}</ref> Drury then received a master's degree in physical education at ]. While studying at Columbia, he coached the ] team at ] in ]. Drury later coached football and basketball at Kimball High School in ] for two years, leading his teams to a record of 9–5 in football and 32–2 in basketball. He also coached at his alma mater, Iowa State Teachers, as freshman football coach, assistant coach in football and basketball, and boxing instructor. Drury was hired as ] and coach at Western Union in July 1936.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=New Coach Appointed as Western Union |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-city-journal/161461106/ |newspaper=] |location=] |date=July 11, 1936 |page=1, sports section |access-date=December 24, 2024 |via=] {{Open access}} }}</ref> He resigned from his post at Western Union in March 1939 to go to Buena Vista.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Western Union Coach Quits; to Buena Vista |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/161461171/ |newspaper=] |location=] |agency=] |date=March 22, 1939 |page=20 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |via=] {{Open access}} }}</ref> Drury also served as athletic director, basketball coach, and baseball coach at Buena Vista before leaving in 1942, when he volunteered as a physical director for the ].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Buena Vista in Hunt for Coach; Drury to Navy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-city-journal/161462262/ |newspaper=] |location=] |date=June 5, 1942 |page=21 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |via=] {{Open access}} }}</ref>


Drury lived in ] from 1949 onward, retiring in 1975 as a farmer and recreational director. He died of pneumonia, on January 28, 1987, at Veterans Administration Medical Center in ].<ref name=obituary/<ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Maury |title=A Little Bit About a Lot of Things |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/161461251/ |newspaper=] |location=] |date=February 14, 1987 |page=1S |access-date=December 24, 2024 |via=] {{Open access}} }}</ref> Drury lived in ] from 1949 onward, retiring in 1975 as a farmer and recreational director. He died of pneumonia, on January 28, 1987, at Veterans Administration Medical Center in ].<ref name=obituary/><ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Maury |title=A Little Bit About a Lot of Things |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/161461251/ |newspaper=] |location=] |date=February 14, 1987 |page=1S |access-date=December 24, 2024 |via=] {{Open access}} }}</ref>


==Head coaching record== ==Head coaching record==

Latest revision as of 13:03, 1 January 2025

Clyde A. Drury
Biographical details
Born(1906-11-27)November 27, 1906
Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJanuary 28, 1987(1987-01-28) (aged 80)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1925Iowa State Teachers
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1930Vinton HS (IA)
1934–1935Kimball HS (NE)
1936–1938Western Union
1939–1941Buena Vista
Basketball
1929–1931Vinton HS (IA)
c. 1932Trinity School (NY)
1934–1936Kimball HS (NE)
1936–1939Western Union
1939–1942Buena Vista
Baseball
1940–1942Buena Vista
Track and field
c. 1930Vinton HS (IA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1936–1939Western Union
1939–1942Buena Vista
Head coaching record
Overall16–28–3 (college football)

Clyde Albert Drury (November 27, 1906 – January 28, 1987) was an American college football coach, athletics administrator, and professional boxer. He served the head football coach at Western Union College (later known as Westmar University) in Le Mars, Iowa from 1936 to 1938 and Buena Vista College (now known as Buena Vista University) in Storm Lake, Iowa from 1939 to 1941.

Biography

Drury was born in Marshalltown, Iowa. He attended Iowa State Teachers College—now known as University of Northern Iowa, where he played football as an end in 1925.

Drury graduated from Iowa State Teachers in June 1929. That summer, he married Madelyn Peterson, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In the fall of 1929, he began coaching at in the high school in Vinton, Iowa. Drury then received a master's degree in physical education at Columbia University. While studying at Columbia, he coached the basketball team at Trinity School in Manhattan. Drury later coached football and basketball at Kimball High School in Kimball, Nebraska for two years, leading his teams to a record of 9–5 in football and 32–2 in basketball. He also coached at his alma mater, Iowa State Teachers, as freshman football coach, assistant coach in football and basketball, and boxing instructor. Drury was hired as athletic director and coach at Western Union in July 1936. He resigned from his post at Western Union in March 1939 to go to Buena Vista. Drury also served as athletic director, basketball coach, and baseball coach at Buena Vista before leaving in 1942, when he volunteered as a physical director for the United States Navy.

Drury lived in Clinton, Iowa from 1949 onward, retiring in 1975 as a farmer and recreational director. He died of pneumonia, on January 28, 1987, at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Western Union Eagles (Iowa Conference) (1936–1938)
1936 Western Union 2–6 0–2 10th
1937 Western Union 4–4 1–2 9th
1938 Western Union 5–3 1–2 T–9th
Western Union: 11–13 2–6
Buena Vista Beavers (Iowa Conference) (1939–1941)
1939 Buena Vista 1–5–1 0–4–1 T–12th
1940 Buena Vista 4–3–1 2–2 6th
1941 Buena Vista 0–7–1 0–4–1 13th
Buena Vista: 5–15–3 2–10–2
Total: 16–28–3

References

  1. ^ "Obituaries; Clyde A. Drury". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. January 30, 1987. p. 7M. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "Clyde Drury Is Also A Star Grid Player". Mason City Globe-Gazette. Mason City, Iowa. August 26, 1929. p. 13. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Marriage Vows Announced Here". The Evening Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. December 24, 1925. p. 11. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "New Coach Appointed as Western Union". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. July 11, 1936. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Western Union Coach Quits; to Buena Vista". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. Associated Press. March 22, 1939. p. 20. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Buena Vista in Hunt for Coach; Drury to Navy". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. June 5, 1942. p. 21. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. White, Maury (February 14, 1987). "A Little Bit About a Lot of Things". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1S. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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Westmar Eagles head football coaches
Buena Vista Beavers head football coaches

# denotes interim head coach

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